4 of the Union Iron Works gave birth to the new and latest terror of the American navy. The Navy struck her off in 1913, and she was burned for her metal in 1915.ĪT twenty-one minutes past 9 o'clock yesterday morning slip No. She served with the Pacific Squadron during the Mexican War and was receiving ship at Mare Island from 1857 to 1912. Receiving ship Independence had been launched as a ship of the line in 1814 and was cut down to a frigate in 1836. Wisconsin served through World War One and was sold for scrap in 1922. The battleship Wisconsin was built by San Francisco's Union Iron Works. William A Coulter did many maritime drawings for the newspaper. From the 27-November-1898 San Francisco Call.
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