Trefoil, with a crew of 44 and a powerful Parrott rifle, was a respectable gunboat; but, the American Civil War was coming to a close, and she was relegated to the role of dispatch boat.
Service historyedit
Trefoil—a wooden-hulled screw steamer built in 1864 by clipper ship designer Donald McKay—was purchased by the Union Navy on 4 February 1865 and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, on 1 March 1865, Acting Master Charles C. Wells in command. Trefoil proceeded south to the Gulf of Mexico and arrived at Mobile Bay on 24 March. She served in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron under Rear Admiral Henry Knox Thatcher through the end of the Civil War, operating mainly as a dispatch boat between Pensacola, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama. In July 1865, she returned north to the Boston Navy Yard where she was decommissioned on 30 August 1865. Placed in ordinary in 1866, the steamer was sold at auction on 28 May 1867 to a Mr. L. Litchfield.
trefoil, 1865, other, ships, with, same, name, trefoil, trefoil, steamer, purchased, union, navy, last, year, american, civil, history, united, states, launched1864, acquired4, february, 1865, commissioned1, march, 1865, decommissioned30, august, 1865, fatesol. For other ships with the same name see USS Trefoil USS Trefoil was a 370 ton steamer purchased by the Union Navy at the last year of the American Civil War History United States Launched1864 Acquired4 February 1865 Commissioned1 March 1865 Decommissioned30 August 1865 FateSold 28 May 1867 General characteristics Displacement370 tons Length145 ft 7 in 44 37 m Beam23 ft 9 in 7 24 m Draft11 ft 2 in 3 40 m Propulsionsteam engine screw propelled Complement44 Armamentone 12 pounder howitzer one 30 pounder Parrott rifle Trefoil with a crew of 44 and a powerful Parrott rifle was a respectable gunboat but the American Civil War was coming to a close and she was relegated to the role of dispatch boat Service history editTrefoil a wooden hulled screw steamer built in 1864 by clipper ship designer Donald McKay was purchased by the Union Navy on 4 February 1865 and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard Boston Massachusetts on 1 March 1865 Acting Master Charles C Wells in command Trefoil proceeded south to the Gulf of Mexico and arrived at Mobile Bay on 24 March She served in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron under Rear Admiral Henry Knox Thatcher through the end of the Civil War operating mainly as a dispatch boat between Pensacola Florida and Mobile Alabama In July 1865 she returned north to the Boston Navy Yard where she was decommissioned on 30 August 1865 Placed in ordinary in 1866 the steamer was sold at auction on 28 May 1867 to a Mr L Litchfield References edit nbsp American Civil War portal This 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 Trefoil 1865 amp oldid 1151813150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
