Fernandina, a bark, was purchased 29 July 1861 at New York City as Florida; and renamed and commissioned 16 November 1861, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant G.W Browne in command. Fernandina reported for duty in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Hampton Roads, Virginia, 2 December 1861, and was ordered south to duty on the blockade of Wilmington, North Carolina. On 13 December, she scattered a Confederate encampment on the beach near Little River Inlet, North Carolina, and 12 days later she took prize William H. Northrop, running the blockade with a cargo of drugs and coffee. The bark discovered the schoonerKate out of Nassau, Bahamas, run aground on 2 April 1862, and after taking her papers off, burned the schooner, since both Fernandina and her party boarding the blockade runner were under Confederate fire from the shore.
fernandina, bark, purchased, union, navy, during, american, civil, used, union, navy, patrol, vessel, operating, confederate, waterways, history, united, states, acquired29, july, 1861, commissioned16, november, 1861, decommissioned29, april, 1865, fatesold, j. USS Fernandina was a bark purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War She was used by the Union Navy as a patrol vessel operating in Confederate waterways History United States Acquired29 July 1861 Commissioned16 November 1861 Decommissioned29 April 1865 FateSold 2 June 1865 General characteristics Displacement297 tons Length115 ft 35 m Beam29 ft 8 8 m Draft10 ft 3 0 m Propulsionsail Speed8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph Complement86 Armament6 32 pounder gunsService history editFernandina a bark was purchased 29 July 1861 at New York City as Florida and renamed and commissioned 16 November 1861 Acting Volunteer Lieutenant G W Browne in command Fernandina reported for duty in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Hampton Roads Virginia 2 December 1861 and was ordered south to duty on the blockade of Wilmington North Carolina On 13 December she scattered a Confederate encampment on the beach near Little River Inlet North Carolina and 12 days later she took prize William H Northrop running the blockade with a cargo of drugs and coffee The bark discovered the schooner Kate out of Nassau Bahamas run aground on 2 April 1862 and after taking her papers off burned the schooner since both Fernandina and her party boarding the blockade runner were under Confederate fire from the shore On 11 June Fernandina was reassigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron which she joined off Charleston South Carolina Aside from the summer of 1863 when she sailed north for repairs the bark blockaded at St Simons Georgia and at St Catherine s Georgia and in Ossabaw Sound She captured the sloop Annie Thompson 16 January 1864 after the blockade runner had grounded Detached from her squadron 3 April 1865 Fernandina was decommissioned at Philadelphia Pennsylvania 29 April 1866 and sold 2 June 1865 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Fernandina amp oldid 1109429862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
