▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : Mount ain ▁passes ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Cape <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁Sat ellite ▁( 1 8 5 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁steam ▁power ed ▁large ▁t ug bo at , ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁Navy ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁two ▁powerful ▁ 8 - inch ▁guns . ▁She ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁block ade ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁the ▁Union ▁Navy ▁well , ▁until ▁captured ▁and ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Confeder ate ▁forces . ▁ ▁Commission ed ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ship ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁Sat ellite ▁by ▁the ▁Navy , ▁Sat ellite ▁was ▁a ▁wooden , ▁side - w heel ▁t ug ▁built ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Navy ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 1 ; ▁and ▁commission ed ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁Act ing ▁Master ▁Joseph ▁Sp in ney ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁service ▁ ▁Ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁River ▁Fl ot illa ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁ship ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁River ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁Washington ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 6 th . ▁That ▁afternoon , ▁she ▁ste amed ▁back ▁down ▁river ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁River ▁Fl ot illa ▁off