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USS Benicia, a 2400-ton steam sloop, was built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, located at Kittery, Maine. She was launched in August 1868 under the name Algoma, but was renamed about a half-year before her December 1869 commissioning. The new warship soon voyaged to the Far East, where she remained until mid-1872. During this deployment, Benicia participated in the May-June 1871 expedition into Korean waters.
Late in 1872 Benicia joined the North Pacific Squadron and during the following three years cruised along the western coasts of Central America, Mexico, and the United States. She also ventured west to Hawaii and north to Alaska. In 1874 she carried the King of Hawaii and his party to San Francisco. USS Benicia was placed out of commission at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California in late November 1875. She was sold in May 1884.
This page features the only views we have concerning USS Benicia.
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Photo #: NH 61895 USS Benicia (1869-1884) At anchor, with awnings triced up, circa 1870-1875. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 54KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 66305 USS Benicia (1869-1884) At anchor in the Han River, Korea, during the Korean expedition of May-June 1871. Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen C. Farenholt, USN (Medical Corps). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 55KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 54143 USS Benicia (1869-1884) Montage of photographs by Bradley & Rulofson, No. 129 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California, circa mid-1875. A view of the ship, taken off the Mare Island Navy Yard, is in the center. It is surrounded by portrait photographs of her officers. Many of them are identified by hand-written names on the prints. These names are given on Photo # NH 54143 (complete caption). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 249KB; 1200 x 985 pixels |
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in the 1871 Korean Expedition, see:
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