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{{short description|Gunboat of the United States Navy}} |
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'''USS ''Mobile'' |
'''USS ''Mobile''''' was a [[Steamship|steamer]] captured by the [[Union Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. She was used by the Union Navy as part of blockade forces to prevent [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces from trading with other countries. |
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''Mobile'', a side wheel steamer built as ''Tennessee'' at [[Baltimore, Maryland]], in 1854 for Charles Morgan’s Texas Line, was seized by Maj. Gen. M. Lovell, CSA, at [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], 15 January 1862, and put into service as a Confederate government operated [[blockade runner]]; captured by U.S. forces at New Orleans 25 April 1862; and commissioned as ''Tennessee'' 8 May 1862, Acting Master John D. Childs in command. |
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== Assigned to the West Gulf Blockade == |
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| ⚫ | Assigned to the [[West Gulf Blockading Squadron]], she took part in the capture of [[Port Hudson, Louisiana|Port Hudson]], [[Louisiana]], 9 July 1863, and of [[Fort Morgan (Alabama)|Fort Morgan]], and [[Fort Gaines (Alabama)|Fort Gaines]] in August 1864. Able to vie in speed with the faster blockade runners, she captured or assisted in the capture of seven Confederate vessels: ''Alabama'', ''Friendship'', and ''Jane'' in 1863, and ''Allison'', ''Annie Verden'', ''Louisia'', and ''Emily'' in 1864. Her speed also brought numerous assignments as a dispatch boat for the squadron, taking her from [[Pensacola, Florida]], to [[U.S. Gulf Coast|gulf coast]] points as far away as the mouth of the [[Rio Grande]]. |
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==Service history== |
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== Sent to New York City for repairs == |
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| ⚫ | ''Mobile'', a side wheel steamer built as ''Tennessee'' at [[Baltimore, Maryland]], in 1854 for Charles Morgan’s Texas Line, was seized by Maj. Gen. M. Lovell, CSA, at [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], 15 January 1862, and put into service as a Confederate government operated [[blockade runner]]; captured by U.S. forces at New Orleans 25 April 1862; and commissioned as ''Tennessee'' 8 May 1862, Acting Master John D. Childs in command. Assigned to the [[West Gulf Blockading Squadron]], she took part in the capture of [[Port Hudson, Louisiana|Port Hudson]], [[Louisiana]], 9 July 1863, and of [[Fort Morgan (Alabama)|Fort Morgan]], and [[Fort Gaines (Alabama)|Fort Gaines]] in August 1864. Able to vie in speed with the faster blockade runners, she captured or assisted in the capture of seven Confederate vessels: ''Alabama'', ''Friendship'', and ''Jane'' in 1863, and ''Allison'', ''Annie Verden'', ''Louisia'', and ''Emily'' in 1864. Her speed also brought numerous assignments as a dispatch boat for the squadron, taking her from [[Pensacola, Florida]], to [[U.S. Gulf Coast|gulf coast]] points as far away as the mouth of the [[Rio Grande]]. |
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| ⚫ | On 1 September 1864, following the capture of ironclad [[CSS Tennessee (1863)|CSS Tennessee]] and her commissioning as a ship of the U.S. Navy, the side wheeler steamer was renamed ''Mobile''. Heavily damaged soon after in a gale off the Rio Grande, ''Mobile'' was sent to [[New York City]] for repairs. |
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| ⚫ | On 1 September 1864, following the capture of ironclad [[CSS Tennessee (1863)|CSS Tennessee]] and her commissioning as a ship of the U.S. Navy, the side wheeler steamer was renamed ''Mobile''. Heavily damaged soon after in a gale off the Rio Grande, ''Mobile'' was sent to [[New York City]] for repairs. She was sold to Russell Sturgis 30 March 1865. Redocumented as ''Republic'' 12 May 1865, she foundered at sea off [[Savannah, Georgia]], 25 October 1865. |
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== End-of-war decommissioning, sale, and civilian career == |
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She was sold to Russell Sturgis 30 March 1865. Redocumented as ''Republic'' 12 May 1865, she foundered at sea off [[Savannah, Georgia]], 25 October 1865. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Blockade runners of the American Civil War]] |
* [[Blockade runners of the American Civil War]] |
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* [[Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States#Blockade mail|Blockade mail of the Confederacy]] |
* [[Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States#Blockade mail|Blockade mail of the Confederacy]] |
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* [[United States Navy]] |
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* [[List of United States Navy ships]] |
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| Launched | 1854 |
| Commissioned | 8 May 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 1865 |
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| Displacement | 1,275 tons |
| Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
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USS Mobile was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as part of blockade forces to prevent Confederate forces from trading with other countries.
Service history
[edit]Mobile, a side wheel steamer built as Tennessee at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1854 for Charles Morgan’s Texas Line, was seized by Maj. Gen. M. Lovell, CSA, at New Orleans, Louisiana, 15 January 1862, and put into service as a Confederate government operated blockade runner; captured by U.S. forces at New Orleans 25 April 1862; and commissioned as Tennessee 8 May 1862, Acting Master John D. Childs in command. Assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, she took part in the capture of Port Hudson, Louisiana, 9 July 1863, and of Fort Morgan, and Fort Gaines in August 1864. Able to vie in speed with the faster blockade runners, she captured or assisted in the capture of seven Confederate vessels: Alabama, Friendship, and Jane in 1863, and Allison, Annie Verden, Louisia, and Emily in 1864. Her speed also brought numerous assignments as a dispatch boat for the squadron, taking her from Pensacola, Florida, to gulf coast points as far away as the mouth of the Rio Grande.
On 1 September 1864, following the capture of ironclad CSS Tennessee and her commissioning as a ship of the U.S. Navy, the side wheeler steamer was renamed Mobile. Heavily damaged soon after in a gale off the Rio Grande, Mobile was sent to New York City for repairs. She was sold to Russell Sturgis 30 March 1865. Redocumented as Republic 12 May 1865, she foundered at sea off Savannah, Georgia, 25 October 1865.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.