 USS Sachem (1861)

The second Navy vessel to bear the name Sachem, this screw steamer was built in 1844 at New York City, where it was purchased by the Navy on 20 September 1861.After towing service in New York Harbor where the Navy was buying vessels to blockade the Confederate coast, , commanded by "Acting Master" Lemuel G. Crane, got underway on March 6, 1862, and with escorted the just built ironclad to Hampton Roads.