- USS Garland (1815)
USS "Garland" (1815) was a bark acquired by the
Union Navy during theAmerican Civil War . The Navy planned on using her as part of the stone fleet; however, because of theUnion Army ’s need for a supply ship, she was transferred to that service for the duration of the entire war.Constructed for service as a privateer
"Garland" was a bark built at
Quincy, Massachusetts , in1815 for service as aprivateer .Converted for use as a part of the “stone fleet”
She was rebuilt at
New Bedford, Massachusetts , in1845 and purchased there by Morgan and Chappell for $3,150 for the Navy on28 October 1861 for the "Stone Fleet ." ["Treasures of the Confederate Coast: the "real Rhett Butler" & Other Revelations" byDr. E. Lee Spence , (Narwhal Press, Charleston/Miami, 1995) [ISBN 1886391017] [ISBN 1886391009] , p. 152]Transferred to the Union Army as a supply ship
However, she was not used as an obstruction but transferred to the Army Quartermaster Department at
Hilton Head, South Carolina ,7 January 1862 for service as a supply ship.References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g2/garland-i.htm
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