Show OLD WAR VESSEL BURNED battleship used in III civil war de strayed in guantanamo bay washington the navy department has received word that the old war ship chip monongahela had burned to tn the waters water s edge at her station at guan canamo bay no lives were lost in the destruction of the boat she was one of the old unserviceable wooden vessels of the navy having been con strutted ted at philadelphia during the civil war mar she was used as a station find and store ship at guantanamo Guanti namo the monongahela tooti it a prominent part in the iclona on the during and at various times dur ing that period was commanded by the then lieutenant george demey end and lieutenant winfield scott schley and was for a time admiral farra pil puts ut a flagship ro rowing tho the ovil civil war the was used as a training ship for midshipmen and op ap prentice seamen |