USS Glide (1862)

USS Glide (1862)

The first USS "Glide" was a sternwheel tinclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

"Glide" originally built in Shousetown, Pennsylvania, in 1862 and purchased by Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 17 November 1862. She was taken to Cairo, Illinois, for fitting out and commissioned 3 December 1862, Acting Lieutenant Selim E. Woodworth in command.

After fitting out, "Glide" departed 3 January 1863 for the lower Mississippi River as part of the Mississippi Squadron. She participated in the fierce engagement at Fort Hindman, or Arkansas Post, 11 January as part of the division of light draft gunboats under the overall command of Lt. Comdr. Watson Smith. As army forces launched the assault, "Glide" and the other gunboats helped to silence the powerful batteries. She passed the fort under heavy fire and proceeded upstream to cut off possible escape routes for the garrison.

After aiding in the important victory at Fort Hindman, helping to open the White River, "Glide" served briefly there as a gunboat and supply ship until she was sent to Cairo for repairs in early February 1863. While she was repairing there, on 7 February 1863 an unexplained fire broke out forward and within a few minutes the tinclad was entirely destroyed.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g6/glide-i.htm


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