USS Connecticut (1861)

USS Connecticut (1861)

USS "Connecticut" (1861) was a large steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Her primary task was to prevent ships from penetrating the Union blockade of Southern ports.

"Connecticut", a side wheel steamer, was built in 1861 by William Webb, New York City; purchased by the Navy 18 July 1861; and commissioned 23 August 1861, Commander M. Woodhull in command.

Supplying the Union blockade vessels

"Connecticut" sailed on her first voyage 25 August 1861, delivered men and supplies to ships on the blockade along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as far as Galveston, Texas, and returned to New York 29 September. Following two patrols, from 16 to 24 October and from 10 November to 17 December in search of CS cruiser "CSS Nashville", "Connecticut" returned to cargo duty, making five voyages similar to her first between 7 January and 15 November 1862. She also captured four schooners with valuable cargo during this period.

Panama operations

Out of commission for repairs at New York from 24 November to 15 December 1862, "Connecticut" left in tow of USS|Montauk|1862 24 December for duty as convoy and tow ship off Aspinwall, Panama, until returning to New York 6 June 1863.

Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockade

During "Connecticut's" next cruise, from 10 August 1863 to 25 July 1864, she operated most successfully with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Virginia and North Carolina. She captured five vessels and drove a sixth ashore, abandoned and burned by its crew. Included were the English steamer "Minnie", captured 9 May 1864 with a cargo of cotton, tobacco, turpentine, and gold, one of the most valuable prizes taken during the war; and the British steamer "Greyhound", taken on 10 May, which carried in addition to her cargo of cotton, tobacco, and turpentine, the famous Confederate spy Belle Boyd. Following another cruise carrying men to the fleet between 30 July and 5 October 1864, "Connecticut" was placed out of commission at Boston, Massachusetts, from 7 October 1864 to 17 February 1865. Her last cruise from 21 February to 3 August 1865 was in the West Indies and on the U.S. East Coast, searching for Confederate privateers and towing monitors from Port Royal, South Carolina, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Connecticut" was decommissioned 11 August 1865 at Philadelphia Navy Yard and sold 21 September 1865.

References

See also

* United States Navy
* American Civil War

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c12/connecticut-iii.htm USS Connecticut]


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