An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on Wednesday the 28th of the American warship Alabama commanded by Ed.T. Nichols coming from St. Thomas. The edition dated 7 February reported her departure on Monday 2nd towards open sea.(1)
Note
1. The wood-built side-wheel paddle steamship USS Alabama laid down as a merchant ship at the shipyard of William H. Webb, New York, City, USA in 1849, launched 10 June 1850, army transport spring/summer 1861, purchased by the navy and fitted out as a August warship 1861, decommissioned at Philadelphia, USA mid-June 1865, sold in July (?) 1850, becoming a merchant ship and finally destroyed by fire 1878. With a displacement of 1.281 tons/1,261 long tons were her dimensions 65,33 x 10,72 x 4,42 metres or 214’4” x 35’2”x 14’6”, Her crew numbered 175 men and her armament consisted of 8-32pd smoothbore guns. Her speed was 13 knots.
Note
1. The wood-built side-wheel paddle steamship USS Alabama laid down as a merchant ship at the shipyard of William H. Webb, New York, City, USA in 1849, launched 10 June 1850, army transport spring/summer 1861, purchased by the navy and fitted out as a August warship 1861, decommissioned at Philadelphia, USA mid-June 1865, sold in July (?) 1850, becoming a merchant ship and finally destroyed by fire 1878. With a displacement of 1.281 tons/1,261 long tons were her dimensions 65,33 x 10,72 x 4,42 metres or 214’4” x 35’2”x 14’6”, Her crew numbered 175 men and her armament consisted of 8-32pd smoothbore guns. Her speed was 13 knots.
