It appears that the US Navy was hell-bent to get rid of its ships nine years after the war was over.
Other monitors sold in 1874:
USS Agamenticus-- double turret
USS Chino-- Casco Class-- single turret, never saw action in war
USS Cohoes-- sold July 1874-- Casco Class-- single turret-- under construction when war ended.
USS Etlah-- sold September 12th-- never commissioned
USS Koka-- sold October 1874--Casco Class-- launched May 1865, broken up 1874 for use in the building of USS Amphitrite. Hull of this ship scrapped 1952.
USS Monadnock-- double turret monitor-- saw action both battles of Fort Fisher. Struck 5 times second battle. 1874 the wooden hull broken up in a program to rebuild Civil War era monitors into modern ones. Rebuilt completely, but still called the USS Monadnock. Served in Spanish-American War.
USS Tunxis-- Casco Class
USS Umpqua-- Casco Class
Again, Too Bad They Were Sold. At Least One Should Have Been Kept. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
