 "The Times-Picayune" of New Orleans of 15 February 1868 reported "Pioneer" had been sold for scrap.The Bayou St. John submarine, now in the collection of the Louisiana State Museum, was for decades misidentified as "Pioneer".The Bayou St. John submarine and "Pioneer" may have undergone trials at about the same time and confusion between the two may date back to contemporary accounts; it is not clear which of the two was constructed first.