▁A ▁month ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁later , ▁Far rag ut ▁died ▁at ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁School ship ▁for ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁T alla po osa ▁moved ▁to ▁Ann apolis , ▁Maryland , ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁ship ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁transport . ▁While ▁she ▁performed ▁this ▁duty , ▁her ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁began ▁to ▁show , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁she ▁needed ▁extensive ▁repair ▁work . ▁Hence , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁largely ▁re built ▁at ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁There , ▁rev ital ized ▁and ▁configured ▁as ▁a ▁single - ender , ▁the ▁veter an ▁war ship ▁res umed ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁dispatch ▁vessel ▁and ▁continued ▁performing ▁as ▁such ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁de cade . ▁ ▁R ais ed ▁after ▁s inking ▁▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁mid night ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁T alla po osa ▁coll ided ▁with ▁sch oon er ▁J . ▁S . ▁Low ell ▁and ▁s ank ▁about ▁five ▁miles ▁from ▁V ine yard ▁H aven , ▁Massachusetts . ▁After ▁the ▁ship ▁had ▁been ▁raised ▁and ▁rep a ired ▁by ▁the ▁Mer ritt ▁W reck ing ▁Company , ▁she ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁Ass igned