Eolus was built at Newburgh, New York, for civilian employment, but was purchased by the Union Navy upon completion. Outfitted as a gunboat, she was commissioned in August 1864 and, following a brief search off the Atlantic Coast for the Confederate raider CSS Tallahassee, joined the blockading forces off North Carolina.
Eolus patrolled the coast, rivers, and sounds of North Carolina, enforcing the blockade and acting as picket. She carried men, messages, mail, supplies, orders, and ammunition to the large ships of the squadron and transferred their wounded to hospital ships. During October 1864 she captured the blockade runner Hope and assisted in the capture of the Lady Sterling. Late in the year and in mid-January 1865 Eolus took part in the attacks that captured Fort Fisher, thus closing the port of Wilmington to blockade runners. She continued operations in North Carolina waters from then until after the Civil War's end.
Civilian serviceedit
In June 1865, Eolus went north to Boston, Massachusetts, for decommissioning. USS Eolus was sold at the beginning of August 1865 and soon began a long career as a commercial steamer. She was broken up in 1894.
eolus, 1864, other, ships, with, same, name, eolus, eolus, side, wheel, steamship, that, served, union, navy, from, 1864, 1865, before, becoming, commercial, steamship, historyunited, statesacquired26, july, 1864commissioned12, august, 1864decommissioned24, ju. For other ships with the same name see USS Eolus The USS Eolus was a 368 ton side wheel steamship that served in the Union Navy from 1864 to 1865 before becoming a commercial steamship HistoryUnited StatesAcquired26 July 1864Commissioned12 August 1864Decommissioned24 June 1865General characteristicsDisplacement368 tonLength140 ft 43 m Beam25 ft 7 6 m Draught7 ft 2 1 m PropulsionSidewheel steamerSpeed16 mphArmament3 x 30 pdr r 2 x 24 pdr how USS Eolus captures CSS Hope Contents 1 Union Navy 2 Civilian service 3 References 4 External linksUnion Navy editEolus was built at Newburgh New York for civilian employment but was purchased by the Union Navy upon completion Outfitted as a gunboat she was commissioned in August 1864 and following a brief search off the Atlantic Coast for the Confederate raider CSS Tallahassee joined the blockading forces off North Carolina Eolus patrolled the coast rivers and sounds of North Carolina enforcing the blockade and acting as picket She carried men messages mail supplies orders and ammunition to the large ships of the squadron and transferred their wounded to hospital ships During October 1864 she captured the blockade runner Hope and assisted in the capture of the Lady Sterling Late in the year and in mid January 1865 Eolus took part in the attacks that captured Fort Fisher thus closing the port of Wilmington to blockade runners She continued operations in North Carolina waters from then until after the Civil War s end Civilian service editIn June 1865 Eolus went north to Boston Massachusetts for decommissioning USS Eolus was sold at the beginning of August 1865 and soon began a long career as a commercial steamer She was broken up in 1894 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editUSS Eolus 1864 1865 Eolus DANFS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Eolus 1864 amp oldid 1164180061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
