Craven, in USS Mohawk, defended Fort Jefferson and Lieutenant Fabius Stanly, USS Wyandotte, held Fort Taylor. Craven, Commanding US Naval Forces at Key West, notified Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey that due to “the present deplorable condition of affairs in the Southern States” he had moved to prevent the seizure “by any hands of lawless men” of Forts Taylor and Jefferson. 1 United States Navy planned to convert seven sailing ships into steam ships of war at a cost of $3,064,000.ġ5 Lieutenant Thomas A.
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