Oneida (ship)
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The 1862 USS Oneida was the second ship in the United States Navy to bear this name. It was named after a tribe of the Iroquois , who lived in what is now the US state of New York .
construction
The Oneida was a steam-powered sloop . The construction was approved by Congress in February 1861 . The launch took place on November 20, 1861 at the New York Naval Shipyard . The commissioning took place on February 28, 1862 under Commander SP Lee.
Calls
American Civil War , 1862-1865
Shortly after commissioning, the Oneida joined the blockade squadron in the western Gulf of Mexico under the command of Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut . She participated in the attacks on Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip in the Mississippi estuary . Together with other ships, she destroyed the Governor Moore . She then cleared obstacles in the Mississippi near Carrollton and participated in the attacks on Vicksburg .
Under the command of Commander George H. Preble, she sank the Lewis Whitman steamer in August 1862 , which was carrying the wounded.
From October 15, 1863 to August 23, 1864, the Oneida participated in several blockades of Mobile .
On August 11, 1865, the ship was decommissioned in New York .
Asian Squadron, 1867-1870
In May 1867, the Oneida was reactivated and assigned to the Asia Squadron, with which it remained until its sinking. On January 24, 1870, when she was leaving Yokohama near the Saratoga peak , she collided with the steamer Bombay of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). The Oneida was badly damaged on the starboard side and sank at 18:45. The Bombay didn't stop. Japanese fishermen recovered 61 crew members. 123 sailors were killed.
Another fate
Since the United States Navy had no interest in salvaging the Oneida , the salvage rights were publicly auctioned on October 9, 1872 in Yokohama. Mr. Tatchobonaiya was awarded the contract. During diving work, various objects and bones from the sailors remaining in the ship were found. The remains were buried with a grand ceremony on the grounds of the Ikegami Temple in Tokyo . Mr. Tatchobonaiya had a collection done for the erection of a memorial stone, which is also on the grounds of the Ikegami Temple.
In 1955 and 2010 further dives took place, during which some objects were recovered. The safe, which was supposed to contain the proceeds from the sale of guns and powder, was not found.
literature
- Dictionary of American Fighting Ships, Volume V, 1970 Edition, Navy Department.
- Harald Fock, Flottenchronik, Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft, ISBN 3-7822-0788-2 .