DescriptionR. R. Cuyler (1860 steamship) by Heyl.jpg
English: The steamship R. R. Cuyler, built in New York in 1860 for commercial service along the United States east coast. The ship served as the gunboat USS R. R. Cuyler during the American Civil War.
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Naval History and Heritage Command image NH 63853. From an original watercolor by Heyl, Erik (1955). Early American Steamers. Volume I.
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Erik Heyl
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(1860) Watercolor by Erik Heyl, painted for use in his book Early American Steamers, Volume I. Built at New York City in 1860, this steamer served as USS R.R. Cuyler during 1861-1865. She became the Columbian warship El Rayo in 1866 and was lost in September 1867. Courtesy of Erik Heyl. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.