▁how itz ers ▁for ▁shore ▁bomb ard ment . ▁ ▁T alla po osa ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁capac ities , ▁including ▁school ship ▁for ▁mid ship men ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy . ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁Uruguay ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁▁ ▁T alla po osa ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁ship ▁to ▁have ▁that ▁name — was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁by ▁C . ▁W . ▁Bo oz ▁of ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland ▁on ▁similar ▁plans ▁as ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁De H aven ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁service ▁ ▁Search ing ▁for ▁CSS ▁T alla has see ▁▁ ▁As ▁T alla po osa ▁was ▁being ▁fitted ▁out , ▁Confeder ate ▁cru iser ▁T alla has see ▁was ▁cru ising ▁off ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast ▁destroy ing ▁Union ▁sh ipping ▁from ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Cap es ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁Hence , ▁the ▁Union ▁double - ender ▁got ▁under way ▁late ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁spent ▁her ▁first ▁days ▁at ▁sea ▁in ▁seeking ▁the ▁Southern ▁commerce ▁ra ider . ▁ ▁Her ▁quest ▁took ▁her ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁Hal if ax , ▁then ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Cap es , ▁then ▁back ▁north ▁again