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returned to blockade duty, playing a key role in the Navy's efforts to block the flow of materials from overseas and from one point to another in the
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American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States
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gave refuge to
Unionists preparing to travel north.
245:convoyed two steamers and two sailing ships to the
456:in July. She joined in the abortive attack on
334:In continued blockade and patrol service off
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531:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
376:2 April, and later in the month captured
260:-held shore territory, and towed damaged
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
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249:in May. While in the gulf, she took
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41:at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, June 1861
573:Gunboats of the United States Navy
256:, suspected of communicating with
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140:625 long tons (635 t)
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489:American Civil War portal
291:patrolled in and off the
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315:Beaufort, North Carolina
563:Ships of the Union Navy
558:Ships built in Brooklyn
497:Confederate States Navy
350:on 24 March 1863. With
342:took British schooners
164:14 ft (4.3 m)
122:General characteristics
434:Newport News, Virginia
346:on 1 March 1862 and
463:Decommissioning at
207:was a wooden-screw
401:Little River Inlet
293:Rappahannock River
266:Pensacola, Florida
223:Brooklyn, New York
213:United States Navy
194:1 × 32-pounder gun
117:Sold, 12 July 1865
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137:Displacement
109:27 June 1865
98:Commissioned
76:Mount Vernon
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39:Mount Vernon
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458:Fort Fisher
419:James Adger
306:to relieve
304:Mobjack Bay
300:Wild Pigeon
262:Parkersburg
258:Confederate
578:1859 ships
547:Categories
513:References
507:Union Navy
378:St. George
361:Fernandina
280:, 3 July,
251:brigantine
200:The first
169:Propulsion
432:Arriving
424:USS
417:USS
405:Cambridge
397:New Inlet
359:USS
354:Cambridge
352:USS
348:Mary Jane
308:USS
82:Laid down
475:See also
426:Iroquois
322:schooner
310:Daylight
278:Virginia
270:Key West
227:New York
191:Armament
90:Acquired
453:Florida
403:. With
387:2 May,
325:Phantom
319:British
211:in the
209:steamer
131:Steamer
47:History
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422:, and
145:Length
297:sloop
264:from
184:knots
179:Speed
161:Draft
536:here
399:and
370:Kate
357:and
327:off
254:East
202:USS
153:Beam
127:Type
114:Fate
101:1861
85:1859
74:USS
71:Name
37:USS
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