USS South Wind (1861) — was a schooner purchased by the Union Navy on 13 August 1861 at Baltimore, Maryland, for the stone fleet of American Civil War fame. These ships, heavily laden with stone, were sunk in the channel approaches to leading Southern ports in order to… … Wikipedia
USS Sam Houston (1861) — was a small (66 ton) schooner captured by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. She served the Union Navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America as a ship’s tender, pilot boat, and … Wikipedia
USS De Soto (1861) — was a large steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. De Soto , a side wheel steamer, was… … Wikipedia
USS Peter Demill (1861) — The USS Peter Demill , a merchantman purchased by the Union Navy at New London, Connecticut, 9 November 1861 for use in the “Stone Fleet,” was beached with South America and Cossack 8 December 1861 to serve as a wharf during the landing of Union… … Wikipedia
USS Henry Janes (1861) — USS Henry Janes was a motor schooner acquired by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was used as a gunboat and assigned to the blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America. Purchased in New York City in 1861 Henry… … Wikipedia
USS Anacostia (1856) — was a steamer, constructed as a tugboat, that was first chartered by the U.S. Navy for service during the Paraguay crisis of the 1850s and then commissioned as a U.S. Navy ship. She later served prominently in the Union Navy during the American… … Wikipedia
USS Brooklyn (1858) — was a sloop of war authorized by the U.S. Congress and commissioned in 1859. Brooklyn was active in Caribbean operations until the start of the American Civil War at which time she became an active participant in the Union blockade of the… … Wikipedia
USS Vincennes (1826) — was a 703 ton Boston class sloop of war in the United States Navy from 1826 to 1865. During her service, Vincennes patrolled the Pacific, explored the Antarctic, and blockaded the Confederate Gulf coast in the Civil War. Named for the… … Wikipedia
USS Kearsarge (1861) — USS Kearsarge , a Mohican class sloop of war, is best known for her defeat of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War. The Kearsarge was the only ship of the United States Navy named for Mount Kearsarge in New… … Wikipedia
USS Wyandotte (1853) — was a steamer acquired by the Navy as a gunship for the Paraguay expedition in 1858. When the crisis of the American Civil War occurred, she was recommissioned for service in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Chartered… … Wikipedia
