L: 58 cm x W: 12 cm x H: 44 cm

Polaris: The USS Polaris was a screw-steamer procured by the Union Navy in 1864, and was originally called ‘The America,’ before becoming the USS Periwinkle during the closing months of the American Civil War. It served the Union Navy as a gunboat against the Confederate States. When the war ended, the ship was reacquired by…