The list of ship commissionings in 1864 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1864.
Date | Operator | Ship | Pennant | Class and type | Notes |
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7 April | United States Navy | Saugus | Canonicus-class monitor | Commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Commander Edmund R. Colhoun in command [1] | |
16 April | United States Navy | Canonicus | Canonicus-class monitor | Commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts with Commander E. G. Parrott in command [2] |
USS Contoocook was a screw sloop-of-war built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She is named after a river and village in New Hampshire. She was launched 3 December 1864 at Portsmouth Navy Yard and commissioned 14 March 1868, commanded by Captain George Balch.
The Texas Marine Department (1861–1865) was formed in the State of Texas shortly after Texas came under blockade from the Union Navy in 1861. It operated under the control of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Ship events in 1864 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |
Ship commissionings: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |
Shipwrecks: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |