USS New Hampshire (1864) — was a heavy (2,633 ton) ship originally designed to be the 74 gun ship of the line Alabama , but she remained on the stocks for nearly forty years, well into the age of steam, before being renamed and launched as a storeship and depot ship during … Wikipedia
USS Spuyten Duyvil (1864) — During the American Civil War, the Union Navy suffered heavy losses from the explosion of Confederate torpedoes. This experience prompted the Union Navy to design and build vessels capable of using this new weapon. One effort along this line… … Wikipedia
USS Aroostook (1861) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Aroostook was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Built in Maine in 1861… … Wikipedia
USS Albatross (1858) — was a screw steamer rigged as a three masted schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat with heavy guns and used in the Union blockade of the waterways of the Confederate… … 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 Advance (1862) — USS Advance (1862), later known as the USS Frolic , was a blockade runner captured by the Union Navy during the closing years of the American Civil War. She was purchased by the Union Navy and outfitted as a gunboat and assigned to the blockade… … 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 Aries (1863) — was a 820 ton iron screw steamer built at Sunderland, England, during 1861 1862, intended for employment as a blockade runner during the American Civil War. She was captured by Union Navy forces during the Union blockade of the Confederate States … Wikipedia
USS Winnebago (1863) — USS Winnebago was a Milwaukee class double turret monitor, named for a tribe of Sioux Indians that aided the US government during the Black Hawk War of 1832.The contract for construction of the first Winnebago was awarded to James B. Eads of St.… … Wikipedia
USS Potomska (1861) — USS Potomska was a wooden screw steamer rigged as a three masted schooner purchased at New York from H. Haldrege 25 September 1861. She was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard 20 December 1861. Assigned blockading duties Upon commissioning she … Wikipedia
