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The list of ship commissionings in 1862 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1862.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January |  United States Navy
|
Vandalia | Screw sloop | ||
| 3 October | United States Navy
|
Essex | Wooden screw steamer | ||
| 24 November | United States Navy
|
Passaic | Passaic-class monitor | Second commissioning | |
| 27 November | United States Navy
|
Ranger | Steamship | Later renamed Rockport, then Nantucket |
Citations
- Silverstone, p. 33
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). Civil War Navies 1855–1883. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97870-5.
| Ship events in 1876 | |
|---|---|
| Ship launches | |
| Ship commissionings | |
| Ship decommissionings | |
| Shipwrecks | |