Sibyl (Gunboat, 1863-1865)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Gunboat/Tinclad
• BUILT: 1863 at Cincinnati, Ohio
• FORMERLY: Hartford
• BECAME: Comet
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold to R.J. Tunstall; renamed on September 28, 1865
• OWNERS: U.S.
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 5265; Name was changed to Sibyl when she went into U.S. service as Tinclad #59 during the Civil War. Sold at Mound City, Illinois on August 17, 1865 and renamed Comet in September
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The Sibyl (Tinclad #59) and a small tugboat opposite the Mound City Hospital near Mound City, Illinois