Explore: Lexington (steamer)

third USS Lexington was a timberclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Lexington was built as a sidewheel steamer at Pittsburgh

length and weighing 488 long tons (496 t), the Lexington was also one of the most luxuriously outfitted steamers on its route, incorporating ornate teak deck

post office could not provide normal services, incoming mail from a mail steamer would be delivered to a local delivery service, which would deliver the

Lexington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Lexington is in

The siege of Lexington, also known as the first battle of Lexington or the battle of the Hemp Bales, was a minor conflict of the American Civil War. The

troops transports for an assault on Belmont, Missouri. Along with USS Lexington, Tyler bombarded Columbus until forced by a Confederate counterattack

(AC-3). It was soon followed by the other pre-World War II classes: the Lexington class; USS Ranger, the first U.S. purpose-built carrier; theYorktown class

to the sloop of war Germantown, flagship of the African Squadron, the steamer Princeton and the brig Bainbridge. In September 1855, while serving in

The Saluda was a paddle steamer that operated on the Missouri River in the early 1850s. The ship exploded near Lexington, Missouri in 1852, killing over

on and Captain Walter J. Grashaw still hung on to the raft. A passenger steamer passed nearby, but he was unnoticed in the dark. As daylight dawned on