Kickapoo BM

Kickapoo

A tribe of Algonquian Indians.

(BM: t. 970; 1. 220'; b. 57'; dr. 6-7'; cpl. 123; a. 4 11")

Kickapoo was a double-turreted monitor built at St. Louis by G. B. Allen & Co., in 1864 and commissioned at Mound City, Ill., 8 July 1864, Lt. David C. Woods in command.

After serving the Mississippi squadron off the mouth of the Red River during the summer, the new ironclad was transferred to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron I October and stationed in Mobile Bay, where Admiral Farragut was building up strength for operations against the forts which protected the city. Lt. Comdr. Meriweather P. Jones assumed command of the monitor 23 December.

In the spring of 1865 Kickapoo engaged in the danger-
ous work of sweeping the water approaches to the forts
clearing defensive minefields. On 28 March she rescued
the crew of Milwaukee after the ship struck a torpedo
and sunk. The next day she was on hand to save the men
of Osage after that monitor had met a similar fate.

Late in June Kickapoo sailed for New Orleans where she decommissioned 29 July and was laid up. Her name was changed to Cyclops 15 June 1869 and then Kewaydin 10 August. She was sold at public auction in New Orleans to Schickels, Harrison & Co., 12 September 1874.

Prior to launch 24 February 1919, Kickapoo (AT-29) was renamed Mahopac (q.v.).