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Star of the West
''Star of the West'' was an American civilian steamship. In January 1861, she was hired by the United States government to transport military supplies and reinforcements to the U.S. military garrison of Fort Sumter, but was fired on by cadets from The Citadel.〔http://www.citadel.edu/root/star-ofthe-west-152〕 The ship was a substitute for Sloop-of-war , an armed screw sloop that continued to escort ''Star of the West'' on its journey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Star of the West )〕
==Background==
''Star of the West'' was a 1,172 ton steamship built by Jeremiah Simonson, of New York for Cornelius Vanderbilt, and launched June 17, 1852. Its length was and its beam , with wooden hullside paddle wheels and two masts. She started service between New York and San Juan de Nicaragua on October 20, 1852 and continued this service for Charles Morgan from July 1853 to March 1856. In June 1857, she started the New York to Aspinwall service for the United States Mail Steamship Company until September 1859 when it went onto the New York, Havana, New Orleans service. In January 1861, she was chartered to the War Department.
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