Launched in 1851 and commissioned in 1853, Water Witch began her career by sailing to South America to survey the southern portion of the continent, most notably the coast and rivers. Over the next three years, she would survey rivers in Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. While surveying in Paraguay, she was fired upon by Fort Itapiru, killing one sailor. She continued surveying in other countries, and returned to the US for repairs in 1856. Once repaired and recommissioned in 1858, she sailed back to Paraguay along with several warships to get an apology from the Paraguayans. Needless to say, they quickly apologized and granted the US a highly advantageous trade agreement. Water Witch then resumed her surveying tasks in the region. She was returned to active duty in the US two days before the bombardment of Fort Sumter and joined the Gulf Blockading Squadron near Pensacola. She was soon moved to patrol the mouth of the Mississippi River and would engage CSS Manassas at the Head of Passes. She would remain with the Gulf Squadron until September 1862 when she was reassigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. She remained here patrolling the area surrounding Port Royal, South Carolina until June 1864 when she would be captured by a force of Confederate Marines and placed into Confederate service, retaining her name, until December 1864 when she would be burned to prevent capture. A full scale replica of Water Witch was constructed at the National Civil War Naval Museum in 2009, however due to poor construction it quickly deteriorated and was demolished in 2019.
This ship is modeled in 1/600 scale and can be printed using any resin or FDM printer. Ship comes with and without base.
When printing in FDM, some details may be too small to print with a stock 0.4mm nozzle.
Included with this purchase is:
USS/CSS Water Witch
USS/CSS Water Witch with base
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