Again out of commission for repairs between 12 December 1864 and 26 February 1865, Florida sailed 10 March with supplies for ships on station along the Atlantic coast. She proceeded through the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans where she embarked Confederate prisoners from the ram CSS Webb, transporting them to New York. Florida weighed anchor again to cruise the Gulf of Mexico until the end of 1865.
On her final voyage, Florida sailed in the West Indies from 4 January 1866 to 8 April 1867. She was placed out of commission for the last time on 26 April 1867 and subsequently sold.
Keeler, William Frederick; Keeler, Anna Elizabeth Dutton; Daly, Robert Welter (1980). Aboard the Uss Florida, 1863–65: The Letters of Paymaster William Frederick. Ayer Publishing. p. 252. ISBN0405130414.
McNeil, Jim (2003). Masters of the Shoals: Tales of the Cape Fear Pilots Who Ran the Union Blockade. Da Capo Press. p. 188. ISBN0-306-81280-0.
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florida, 1850, other, ships, with, same, name, florida, floridian, floridian, 3875, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed,. For other ships with the same name see USS Florida For USS Floridian see USS Floridian ID 3875 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources USS Florida 1850 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The second USS Florida was a sidewheel steamer in the United States Navy HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS FloridaAcquiredby purchase 5 October 1861Commissioned5 October 1861Decommissioned26 April 1867FateSoldGeneral characteristicsTypeSidewheel steamerDisplacement1 261 long tons 1 281 t Length214 ft 65 m Beam35 ft 3 in 10 74 m Draft22 ft 3 in 6 78 m PropulsionSteam engineSpeed13 knots 24 km h 15 mph Armament8 32 pounder guns 1 20 pounder rifleFlorida was purchased and commissioned on 5 October 1861 with Lieutenant John R Goldsborough in command Florida stood out of New York Harbor on 19 October 1861 to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in patrolling the coasts of South Carolina Georgia and Florida She helped capture a ship and a schooner who were running the blockade Returning to New York during November 1862 she was decommissioned for repairs and was recommissioned 7 March 1863 for service with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron She was particularly successful in this assignment capturing a steamer and a schooner off Wilmington North Carolina in June 1863 and aiding the destruction of a number of British steamers used as blockade runners in February 1864 including PS Fanny and Jennie Again out of commission for repairs between 12 December 1864 and 26 February 1865 Florida sailed 10 March with supplies for ships on station along the Atlantic coast She proceeded through the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans where she embarked Confederate prisoners from the ram CSS Webb transporting them to New York Florida weighed anchor again to cruise the Gulf of Mexico until the end of 1865 On her final voyage Florida sailed in the West Indies from 4 January 1866 to 8 April 1867 She was placed out of commission for the last time on 26 April 1867 and subsequently sold References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Further reading EditKeeler William Frederick Keeler Anna Elizabeth Dutton Daly Robert Welter 1980 Aboard the Uss Florida 1863 65 The Letters of Paymaster William Frederick Ayer Publishing p 252 ISBN 0405130414 McNeil Jim 2003 Masters of the Shoals Tales of the Cape Fear Pilots Who Ran the Union Blockade Da Capo Press p 188 ISBN 0 306 81280 0 External links EditThe Ships of Dr Samuel A Mudd Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Florida 1850 amp oldid 1164016158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
