Info Ozi
Service record NAtlBS 1864. Coastal blockade, Florida. Expedition to St. Marks, Fla., 23 Feb-27 Mar 1865. Decomm 28 Jun 1865. Sold 12 Jul 1865. Ship captured George Douthwaite, 8 May 1865. Later history Merchant City of Providence 1865. Sold foreign, 1867. Service record NAtlBS 1864. Coastal blockade, Florida. Expedition to St. Marks, Fla., 23 Feb-27 Mar 1865. Decomm 28 Jun 1865. Sold 12 Jul 1865. Ship captured George Douthwaite, 8 May 1865. Later history Merchant City of Providence 1865. Sold...
Screw Frigates
Tonnage 5,170 tons D 3,173 tons B. Dimensions 265' wl x 53'8 x 24'3 Machinery 1 screw, 2-cyl. horizontal back-acting condensing engine 68 x 3'6 , 4 boilers, IHP 2,065, 10 knots Atlantic Complement 228 Armament 4-100pdr MLR, 1-11 SB, 34-9 SB._ Notes Officially considered to be the rebuilt 74-gun ship-of-the-line of 1814, authorized 1853. Ship rig. Engines designed by Isherwood. Ordered 1863. Service record European Sqn 1867-71. N. Atlantic 1873. European Sqn 187476. Receiving Ship, Norfolk NYd...
Info Hbs
1865 May 1866 8 Oct 1865 28 Jul 1865 Oct 1865 Later history Merchant John H. Starin RR 1911. Johnson Tonnage 499 tons, Dimensions 175' x 26' 4 x 8' Machinery side wheels, vertical beam engine, Gray , Complement 37 3 guns. Service record Great Lakes.f ex-USS Juniper 27 Jul 1865 , ex-Uno Fessenden Tonnage 476 tons, Dimensions 180' x 29' x d11' Machinery side wheels, vertical beam engine 48 x 9' Fletcher Complement 37. Service record Great Lakes. Sold 29 Mar 1883.f Sherman Tonnage 476 tons,...
Info Pss
A.W. Baker Cargo ship. Run ashore by USS Queen of the West and burned 15 miles below mouth of Red River, 2 Feb 1863. Acacia Transport. Captured near Memphis, June 1862. Sunk Aug 1862. May be side-wheel steamer Acacia Cottage, 109 tons, built at California, Pa., 1857, snagged 25 miles above Helena, Ark., 21 Aug 1862. Admiral Picket boat. Captured at New Madrid, Mo., 7 Apr 1862. Alamo Transport, Arkansas River and Matagorda Bay, Tex. Alfred Robb Transport, Upper Tennessee River. Captured by USS...
Info Cnx
Tonnage 296 tons Dimensions 121'6 x 30'8 x d11'8 Complement 39 Armament 2-32pdr 33, 1-30pdr MLR Jan 1863 1-32pdr 33. Jan Service record Mortar Flotilla, Mississippi Sqn. Bombardment of Fts. Jackson and St. Philip below New Orleans, 18-28 Apr 1862. Bombardment of Vicksburg, 26 Jun-22 Jul 1862. Engagement with CSS Arkansas above Vicksburg, 15 Jul 1862. Decomm 13 May and sold 30 May 1865. Later history Merchant Horace Beals 1865. Later Swedish Britannia, SE 1885.
Info Ynl
Service record Mortar Flotilla, Mississippi Sqn. Bombardment of Fts. Jackson and St. Philip below New Orleans, 18-19 Apr and sunk by Confederate gunfire, 19 Apr 1862 none killed .
Info Yvs
4 screws, 2 2 2-cyl. engines type unknown 15 x 2' , 6 boilers, 9 mph 3 rudders McCord Complement 120 Armament 2-11 SB, 1-10 SB, 3-9 SB Armor 6 turret, 2.5 sides, 1.25 deck. Notes Combination single turret and four guns in casemate. Underpowered, unwieldy. Fig 6.2 USS Osage, a single-turret monitor designed for river warfare with sternwheels. U.S. Naval Historical Center Service record Red River Expedition, 12 Mar-16 May 1864. Decomm 24 Jul 1865. Sold 29 Nov 1865. Kickapoo St. Louis, Mo. Allen...
Info Ihh
Later USS Cornubia. Later USS Fort Donelson. Later USS Gettysburg. Later USS Lilian. Fig 3.6 The USS Hornet off Wilmington, N.C., in 1865. She was the blockade runner Lady Stirling captured in October 1864 and commissioned in the Navy as Lady Sterling. U.S. Naval Historical Center Glasgow, Scotland Mar 1864 6 Sep 1864 6 Oct 1864
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C.F. amp H.D. Gardner, East Boston, Mass. A. Mehaffy amp Co., Portsmouth, Va. Gatz McClune amp Co., St. Louis, Mo. Merrick amp Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. Merrick amp Towne, Philadelphia, Pa. Gildersleeve amp Sons Portland , East Haddam, Conn. William C. Miller, Liverpool, England E.G. amp W.H. Goodspeed, East Haddam, Conn. Moore amp Richardson, Cincinnati, Ohio George Greenman amp Co., Mystic, Conn. J.P. Morris amp Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Morris Towne amp Co., Philadelphia, Pa. James Murphy, New...
Info Swl
Lexington timberclad , 117, illus.117 Lexington sloop , 96 Leyden, 81 Lightning, 106 Lilac, 88 Lilian, 50 Lily, 134 Lincoln USRC , 138 Linden, 127 Lioness, 118 Little Ada, 73 Little Rebel, 131 Lodona, 57 Louisiana, 73 Louisville, 112, illus.113 Lupin, 88 Thompson Maratanza, 35, illus.37 Marblehead, 29 Marcy, William L. USRC , 141 Marcy USCS , 143 Maria, 81 Maria A. Wood, 98 Maria Denning, 132 Maria J. Carlton, 98 Marietta, 112 Marigold, 88 Marion 1873 , 28 Marion 1839 , 96 Marmora, 128 Martin,...
Info Rjf
Dimensions 250' x 25'6 x 10' Machinery 2 screws, 2 2-cyl. 40 x 1'10 , 1750 HP, 16.2 knots Notes Contracted by Captain Bulloch. Planned names Waccamaw and Black Warrior. Adventure and Enterprise, also ordered as commerce raiders, were similar in size. The ultimate disposition of these four ships has been the subject of much speculation. Louisa Ann Fanny Supplied CSS Stonewall at Lisbon, Mar 1865. Arrived Havana too late to run blockade. May have been sold to Venezuela as naval transport Bolivar...
Info Rwj
Tonnage 192 tons Dimensions 104' 5 x 22' 3 x 9' Machinery 1 screw, vertical direct-acting engine 34 x 2' 8 Complement 26 Service record Renamed George M. Bibb, 16 Dec 1881. Lengthened at New York 128' , recomm. 10 Apr 1882.f Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm. Jasmine Brooklyn, N.Y. 1862 2 Jun 1866 1866 Machinery 1 screw, LP engine 26 x 2' 2 Service record Refits, 1870 and 1873. Renamed William D. Chandler,, 18 Dec 1873.f
Info Shk
32pdr 42, 1-30pdr MLR, 1-24pdr H Jun 1863 add 2-8. Note Iron hull, one funnel. Built for service between Boston, Norfolk, Charleston, and Savannah. Massachusetts used as supply ship. Service records Massachusetts GulfBS Jun 1861-Jan 1862. Damaged by gunfire of CSS Florida off Ship Island, Miss., 21 Oct 1861. Recomm as transport and supply Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm. Iron Age Kennebunk, Me. Nov 1862 28 Apr 1863 25 Jun 1863 Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm. luka Fairhaven, Conn. 1863...
Info Xnx
Murray amp Hazelhurst, Baltimore, Md. Hazelhurst amp Wiegard, Baltimore, Md. Hews amp Philips, Belfast, Ireland R. Napier amp Sons Ltd., Dalmuir, Glasgow, Scotland Robert Hickson amp Co., Belfast, Ireland Neafie amp Levy, Philadelphia, Pa. Neilson amp Co., Glasgow, Scotland Hillman amp Streaker, Philadelphia, Pa. J.M. Hood, Somerset, Mass. amp Bristol, R.I. John Hughes amp Co., Bayou St. John, La. A. amp J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland George W. Jackman, Jr., Newburyport, Mass. T.R. Oswald...
Info Ngt
Armament Jun 1863 4-32pdr 57, 1-9 SB, 1-6 MLR Jul 1864 1- 6R replaced by 1-100pdr MLR Notes Jersey City, N.J., ferry. Service record WGulfBS, Mortar Flotilla, 1862. Engagement at Pass Christian, Miss., 4 Apr 1862. Passage past New Orleans forts, engagement with CSN vessels, 24 Apr 1862. Disabled by enemy fire at Warrenton, Miss., 25 Jun 1862. Damaged by fire off New Orleans, 8 Oct 1862. Bombardment of Ft. Powell, Mobile Bay, 16-29 Feb 1864. Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 Aug 1864. Decomm 5 Sep 1865...
Info Axm
Dimensions 154 ' 8 x 33 ' 6 x 5 ' Machinery Stern wheel, 2 engines 16 3 8 x 4 ' 6 , 3 boilers, 6 mph Armament 2-12pdr MLR, 2-12pdr SB Dec 1864 add 2-24pdr SB. Notes Purchased by War Department. Service record Mississippi Sqn 1862. Defense of Ft. Donelson, Tenn., 3 Feb 1863. Expedition to burn Palmyra, Tenn., 3 Apr 1863. Supported attack on Nashville, 3-16 Dec 1864. Sold 17 Aug 1865. Later history Merchant John S. McCune 1865. Burned at Prairie Landing, Ark., 6 Dec 1867. No. Name Builder...
Info Juk
Notes Wood hull, three-mast schooner. Service record SAtlBS 1862-65. Engagement in Wassaw Sound, Ga., 26-28 Jan 1862. Capture of Fernandina, Fla., Brunswick, St. Simons, and Jekyl Islands, Ga., 2-12 Mar 1862. Expedition to Bulls Bay, S.C., 12-17 Feb 1865. Decomm 16 Jun 1865. Sold 10 Aug 1865. Ship captured Belle, 23 Feb 1863. Later history Merchant Potomska 1865. Wrecked at Saluda, Tex., 15 Jul 1866. Tonnage 64 tons Dimensions 80' x 18' x d7' Machinery 1 screw, 1 engine 20 x 1'8 , 1 boiler...
Info Ode
Colonel Hill Transport, Cape Hatteras area. Burned by U.S. Army forces near Tarborough, N.C., 20 Jul 1863. Cotton Plant Iron hull. Operated at Plymouth, N.C. with CSS Albemarle, Apr-May 1864. Surrendered May 1865 at Halifax, N.C. Later history Merchant Cotton Plant 1865. Barge 1881. Curlew Iron hull. Tug, LP engine 29 x 9' . Disabled during attack on Roanoke Island, 7 Feb, and destroyed to prevent capture, 8 Feb 1862. Currituck Dispatch vessel and towboat, North Carolina. FFU. Darlington...
Mlr Owc
Note Sometime slaver seized at Key West May 1861. Service record EGulfBS 1861-65. Sold 28 Jun 1865. Ships captured Belle, 15 Jul 1861 Ranger, 25 Mar 1863 Annie B, 17 Apr 1863. Later history Merchant Wanderer, 1865. Lost off Cape Maisi, Cuba, 21 Jan 1871. Later USS Velocity. Later USS Calhoun. ex-Memphis,ex-Camilla, ex-America Anaea
Info Urx
Armament Jan 1862 1-13M, 2-32pdr Feb 1862 add 2-12pdr May Service record Mortar Flotilla, Mississippi Sqn. Bombardment of Fts. Jackson and St. Philip below New Orleans, 18-28 Apr 1862. Bombardment of Vicksburg, 26 Jun-22 Jul 1862. NAtlBS 1863-64. EGulfBS Nov 1864-65. Decomm 10 Jul 1865. Sold 10 Aug 1865. Ships captured New Eagle and Sarah, 15 May 1862 Florida, 11 Jan 1863 Golden Liner, 27 Apr 1863 John Hale, 3 Feb 1865. Later history FFU.
Info Eqh
Notes Chartered May 1861, later purchased 18 Aug 1861. Three masts, schooner rig. Operated on New York-Savannah run for American Atlantic Screw S.S. Co. Service records Huntsville GulfBS 1861-65. Engaged CSS Florida off Mobile Bay, 24 Dec 1861. Refit Apr-Jun 1862. Decomm 19 Aug 1864. Recomm 29 Mar 1865. Transport duties. Decomm 28 Aug 1865. Sold 30 Nov 1865. Ships captured Isabel, 13 Aug 1861 Zavala, 1 Oct 1861 str Adela, 7 Jul 1862 Agnes, 16Jul 1862 str Reliance, 21 Jul 1862 Ariel, 11 Nov 1862...
Info Cyb
Side wheels, 2 oscillating engines, NHP 260, 12 knots Notes Steel hull, ordered by Bulloch. Were to be turned over to Confederate States when paid for in cotton. Later history Albatross Sold to Brazil 1865, as transport Isabel. Sold 1876. Penguin Greek royal yacht Amfitriti, 1869. Hulk 1906, sold 1909. Liverpool, England Jones Quiggin Liverpool, England Jones Quiggin Dimensions 270' oa 260'3 bp x 33' x 9', 15'6d Machinery Side wheels. NHP 300, 14 knots Notes Steel hulls. Ruby not launched at...
Info Vne
Notes Wood hulls. Brig rig, one funnel Built for the New York-Mobile service of Livingston Crocheron and Co. De Soto reboilered1864-65. Notes Wood hulls. Brig rig, one funnel Built for the New York-Mobile service of Livingston Crocheron and Co. De Soto reboilered1864-65. Later history Merchant Delphine 1868. Sold to Haitian revolutionaries as gunboat, renamed Republique 1869. Worn out 1875. Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm. Arizona Wilmington, Del. 1859 23Jan 1863 9 Mar 1863 Name Builder...
Info Etb
Notes Designed by Charles W. Whitney with guns mounted in two stationary cylindrical towers each with three gun ports. Turtleback hull. Armor of horizontal layers of timber and iron bars was unsuccessful. Service record SAtlBS 1863. Bombardment of Charleston forts hit over 90 times , 7 Apr 1863. Foundered next day off Morris Island, 8 Apr 1863. Note Confederate ironclads Atlanta and Tennessee were commissioned after being captured and served actively during the war. The spar torpedo boat...
Info Vbi
Service record Mississippi Sqn. Receiving ship, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sold 1 Sep 1868. Later history FFU Service record Mississippi Sqn. Receiving ship, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sold 1 Sep 1868. Later history FFU Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm. Great Western Cincinnati, Ohio 1857 10 Feb 1862 1862 No. Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm. 45 Wave Monongahela, Pa. 1863 14 Nov 1863 ex-Argosy No.2 No. Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm. No. Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm. Name Builder Launched...
Info Bpc
Name Builder Laid down Launched Comm. Name Builder Laid down Launched Comm. Macon Savannah, Ga. 1861 1863 3 Aug 1864 Name Builder Laid down Launched Comm. Hampton Norfolk NYd U 1862 U Tonnage Dimensions Machinery Armament Notes Bienville delivered 5 Apr 1862. Service record Bienville Destroyed to prevent capture prior to completion in Lake Pontchartrain, La., 21 Apr 1862. Carondelet Engagement at Pass Christian, Miss., 4 Apr 1862. Destroyed to prevent capture in Lake Pontchartrain, La., 21 Apr...
Info Rvg
Machinery Side wheels, 1 vertical beam engine 80 x 11' , 10 knots Armament 4-32pdr 42, 1-12pdr MLR Dec 1861 10-32pdr 57, 1-50pdr MLR, 1-30pdr MLR Dec1863 1-100pdr MLR, 2_30pdr MLR, 8-8 SB_ Notes Brig rig, two masts. Built for the New York and Savannah Steam Navigation Co. but purchased by the Navy before entering service. Service record Transport and supply ship 1861-62. GulfBS 1862-63. Convoy ship off Aspinwall, Panama 1863. NAtlBS Aug 1863-Jul 1864. Damaged in collision with USS Quaker City...