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<p>The first hospital ship of the United States Navy was originally a commercial side-wheel river steamer RED ROVER built at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1859.
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<br>Subjects: Civil War; hospital ship; USS Rover; Nurse Corps</div>
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U.S. Navy. NAVAL HISTORY DIVISION. SHIPS' HISTORIES SECTION</div>
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