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|Ship acquired=8 November 1862 |
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|Ship decommissioned=26 April 1865 |
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|Ship captured=by [[Union Navy]] forces <br/> |
|Ship captured=by [[Union Navy]] forces <br/> 4 May 1862 |
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== ''Circassian'' captured and placed into Union Navy service == |
== ''Circassian'' captured and placed into Union Navy service == |
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''Circassian'', an iron screw steamer, was captured |
''Circassian'', an iron screw steamer, was captured 4 May 1862 by [[USS Somerset (1862)|''Somerset'']]; purchased from the [[prize court]] at [[Key West, Florida]], 8 November 1862; outfitted at [[New York Navy Yard]]; and commissioned 12 December 1862, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant W. B. Eaton in command. |
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== Assigned to the East and West Gulf Blockades == |
== Assigned to the East and West Gulf Blockades == |
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''Circassian'' served as supply ship for the East and [[West Gulf Blockading Squadron]]s. Between |
''Circassian'' served as supply ship for the East and [[West Gulf Blockading Squadron]]s. Between 17 December 1862 and 11 April 1865 she completed nine cruises from [[New York City]] or [[Boston, Massachusetts]], delivering supplies to ships and stations along the Atlantic coast and in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] as far west as [[Galveston, Texas]], and up the [[Mississippi River]] to [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]. On return trips she carried men due to be discharged, invalids, [[prisoners of war]], cotton and provisions. During this time she also captured two prizes and participated in the search for the Confederate steamer ''Florida'' in July 1864. |
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== End-of-war operations and decommissioning == |
== End-of-war operations and decommissioning == |
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''Circassian'' arrived at [[Boston Navy Yard]] from her last cruise |
''Circassian'' arrived at [[Boston Navy Yard]] from her last cruise 11 April 1865, was placed out of commission 26 April 1865 and sold 22 June 1865. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 11:16, 15 November 2008
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| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | date unknown |
| Acquired | 8 November 1862 |
| Commissioned | 12 December 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 26 April 1865 |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Captured | list error: <br /> list (help) by Union Navy forces 4 May 1862 |
| Fate | sold, 22 June 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,750 tons |
| Length | 241 ft (73 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) steam engine screw-propelled |
| Speed | not known |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) four 9” smoothbore guns one 100-pounder rifle one 12-pounder rifle |
| Armour | iron |
USS Circassian (1862) was a large steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
She was used by the Union Navy as a supply ship for ships on the blockade of the ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America.
Circassian captured and placed into Union Navy service
Circassian, an iron screw steamer, was captured 4 May 1862 by Somerset; purchased from the prize court at Key West, Florida, 8 November 1862; outfitted at New York Navy Yard; and commissioned 12 December 1862, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant W. B. Eaton in command.
Assigned to the East and West Gulf Blockades
Circassian served as supply ship for the East and West Gulf Blockading Squadrons. Between 17 December 1862 and 11 April 1865 she completed nine cruises from New York City or Boston, Massachusetts, delivering supplies to ships and stations along the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico as far west as Galveston, Texas, and up the Mississippi River to New Orleans, Louisiana. On return trips she carried men due to be discharged, invalids, prisoners of war, cotton and provisions. During this time she also captured two prizes and participated in the search for the Confederate steamer Florida in July 1864.
End-of-war operations and decommissioning
Circassian arrived at Boston Navy Yard from her last cruise 11 April 1865, was placed out of commission 26 April 1865 and sold 22 June 1865.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.