USS Commodore Morris (1862)
- USS Commodore Morris (1862)
USS "Commodore Morris" (1862) was a ferryboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Ferryboats were of great value, since, because of their flat bottom and shallow draft, they could navigate streams and shallow waters that other ships could not.
Built in New York City in 1862
"Commodore Morris", an armed side wheel ferryboat, was built in 1862 at New York City; purchased by the Navy 5 August 1862; fitted out at New York Navy Yard; and commissioned 19 November 1862 with Lieutenant Commander J. H. Gillis in command.
Civil War operations
Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockade
Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, "Commodore Morris"' entire service was in the rivers and creeks of Virginia. Serving on patrol, and as picket, she also transported troops, dragged for mines, towed disabled ships, and sent parties ashore which took prisoners and food supplies.
In January 1863, she sailed up the Pamunkey River in a joint Army-Navy expedition which destroyed a railroad bridge and burned a ferryboat, as well as taking a small steamer. In her patrols from 20 January 1863 to 20 April 1863 she took prize a sloop and 65 oyster boats. Several times she engaged Confederate installations and cavalry ashore, most notably in the action with batteries at Trent's Reach on 16 May 1864 and near Malvern Hill on 14 and 16 July 1864.
End-of-war decommissioning
"Commodore Morris" arrived at New York 17 June 1865. There she was decommissioned 24 June, and sold 12 July 1865.
References
See also
* United States Navy
* American Civil War
External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c12/commodore_morris.htm USS Commodore Morris]
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