The first USS Tuscumbia was a gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama, which had been named for a Cherokee chief. Wikipedia
Launched: December 2, 1862
USS Tuscumbia is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy: USS Tuscumbia (1862), a gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
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