USS Swift (1864)

USS Swift (1864)

USS "Swift" (1864) was a small 12-ton schooner captured by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.

"Swift" was used by the Union Navy as a ship’s tender, serving ships at Tybee Island, Georgia, and at Port Royal, South Carolina.

Civil War service

"Swift" was a small schooner captured by "Patapsco" on 9 February 1864 in Wassau Sound, Georgia. No record has been found of any filing of libel papers against the schooner, but she was taken into the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. The vessel served at Tybee Island, Georgia, and at Port Royal, South Carolina, as a ship's tender.

Post-war decommissioning

"Swift" was sold at public auction there on 8 August 1865.

References

See also

* American Civil War
* Union Navy
* Confederate States Navy

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s21/swift-i.htm USS Swift]


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