Mount Vernon (LSD 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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THIS WAS THE FIRST MOUNT VERNON. LSD39 is the fifth U.S. Navy ship to bearthp proud name of MOUNT VERNON. Her lourpredp cessors all served with distinction in times ol conllxt, dating back to the Civil War. The first MOUNT VERNON was a wooden Sdn merchant steamer built in 7859. She was purchmd by the Navy Department in 7867 and fitted oulltl gunboat. In just over two years of blockade duty. MOUNT VERNON captured or ran aground mot! than a dozen Confederate and British vessels. Among her memorable exploits was participalim in the attacks on the Confederate stronghold olfotf Fisher near Wilmington, North Carolina. The fall ol this fort in January of 7865 hastened the end alll! Civil War, as this was the last Confederate D017 W which supplies from Europe could reach Genet! Lee's troops at Richmond. The second MOUNT VERNON was also in IN Civil War. She was a side-wheel river steamer fill!! out as a gunboat for defense of Washington, D,C.,l'U served in the Potomac Flotilla of Coinntandef JMU H. Ward, the first naval officer to lose his life ff' W Civil War. V ln November, 7867, the name of INS WP W' changed to MOUNT WAS!-llNG TON to avoidcoftll-W ion with the first MOUNT VERNON. 4 ' The mira iwouivr veeivoiv was 0rfl'f '7 named the CROWN PRlNCESS CECILIE bull' 3 7907 in Germany for the North German Lloyd l-'Mt she was the pride of the luxury liners of her tirnf- M sive departed new York Jury 28, 7974, vfffftfu . - lish passeng l t d old bullion for the E09 er is an 9 full of drag: French banks. The next week was men commencing with wireless orders from Bre Unnd . l the liner to reverse course and seek 3 neuffa States port. Under cover of daytime f09, the funnels to resemble the colors of a White .ff-if She was completely concealed DV the mgmgsn, Dortholes were covered and H0 lfflhf on boar liner fepaimd Lind

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