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USS Sam Houston (1861)

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43: 50: 283: 297: 353: 343: 333: 348: 307: 338: 228:. No records have been found giving details of her commissioning; but, late in October 1862, she was commanded by Acting Master George W. Wood. 263:, performing widely varied duties through the end of the war. For almost a year after peace returned, she served as a pilot boat of the 328: 236: 260: 140: 239:. She removed its cargo of salt before sinking the prize. The Report of the Secretary of the Navy for 1865 states that 20: 288: 195: 213: 358: 133: 209: 187: 144: 225: 312: 252: 322: 303: 264: 221: 217: 183: 152: 191: 268: 278: 179: 148: 129: 139:
She served the Union Navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the
174:, was a small schooner which, before the Civil War, had operated along the 125: 93: 156: 175: 178:
coast. During the first months of the conflict, she served as a
194:, to purchase "arms and munitions of war." On 7 July 1861, 186:
was warned that the little schooner was about to sail from
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on 11 September. After Federal naval jurisdiction in the
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Comdr. James Alden, took her into the Federal Navy as a
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American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States
243:was entitled to share in the capture of schooner, 231:On 2 October 1861, she captured 4-ton schooner, 271:, Louisiana, on 25 April 1866 to J.B. Walton. 8: 308:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 224:and blockading ships stationed along the 182:. On 18 June 1861, Secretary of the Navy 344:Dispatch boats of the United States Navy 302:This article incorporates text from the 112:one heavy 12-pounder smoothbore cannon 27: 39: 7: 159:when the occasion presented itself. 334:Schooners of the United States Navy 349:Gunboats of the United States Navy 14: 339:Tenders of the United States Navy 16:Gunboat of the United States Navy 295: 281: 190:, to carry $ 100,000 in gold to 48: 41: 1: 311:. The entry can be found 261:West Gulf Blockading Squadron 141:Confederate States of America 132:during the beginning of the 255:was divided early in 1862, 375: 21:USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609) 18: 289:American Civil War portal 216:, for the most part as a 76: 34: 30: 214:Gulf Blockading Squadron 329:Ships of the Union Navy 77:General characteristics 19:For the submarine, see 124:was a small (66-ton) 237:San Luis Pass, Texas 220:, operating between 72:Sold, 25 April 1866 267:. She was sold at 134:American Civil War 212:. She served the 116: 115: 366: 299: 298: 291: 286: 285: 284: 259:operated in the 188:Galveston, Texas 155:, but also as a 128:captured by the 56: 53: 52: 51: 46: 45: 44: 28: 374: 373: 369: 368: 367: 365: 364: 363: 319: 318: 296: 287: 282: 280: 277: 226:U.S. Gulf coast 218:dispatch vessel 205:off Galveston. 165: 163:Service history 54: 49: 47: 42: 40: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 372: 370: 362: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 321: 320: 293: 292: 276: 273: 253:Gulf of Mexico 249:South Carolina 198:South Carolina 172:Samuel Houston 170:, also called 164: 161: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 91: 87: 86: 83: 79: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 62: 58: 57: 37: 36: 32: 31: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 371: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 326: 324: 317: 316: 314: 309: 306: 305: 304:public domain 290: 279: 274: 272: 270: 266: 265:Gulf Squadron 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 229: 227: 223: 222:Pensacola Bay 219: 215: 211: 210:ship's tender 206: 204: 200: 199: 193: 189: 185: 184:Gideon Welles 181: 177: 173: 169: 162: 160: 158: 154: 153:dispatch boat 150: 146: 145:ship's tender 142: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 122: 111: 108: 107: 103: 100: 99: 95: 92: 89: 88: 84: 81: 80: 75: 71: 68: 67: 63: 60: 59: 55:United States 38: 33: 29: 26: 22: 310: 301: 294: 256: 248: 244: 240: 232: 230: 207: 202: 197: 192:Havana, Cuba 171: 167: 166: 138: 120: 118: 117: 82:Displacement 25: 359:1860s ships 269:New Orleans 257:Sam Houston 247:, taken by 245:Solidad Cos 241:Sam Houston 203:Sam Houston 168:Sam Houston 121:Sam Houston 64:7 July 1861 323:Categories 275:References 180:pilot boat 149:pilot boat 130:Union Navy 101:Complement 90:Propulsion 201:captured 196:USS  233:Reindeer 126:schooner 109:Armament 94:schooner 61:Captured 157:gunboat 85:66 tons 35:History 300:  235:, off 151:, and 176:Texas 143:as a 313:here 119:USS 96:sail 69:Fate 325:: 147:, 136:. 104:15 315:. 23:.

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USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609)
schooner
schooner
Union Navy
American Civil War
Confederate States of America
ship's tender
pilot boat
dispatch boat
gunboat
Texas
pilot boat
Gideon Welles
Galveston, Texas
Havana, Cuba
USS South Carolina
ship's tender
Gulf Blockading Squadron
dispatch vessel
Pensacola Bay
U.S. Gulf coast
San Luis Pass, Texas
Gulf of Mexico
West Gulf Blockading Squadron
Gulf Squadron
New Orleans
American Civil War portal
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
here

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