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|Ship image= [[File:USS Sabine 03821v.jpg|300px|USS Sabine]] |
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|1822 |
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|[[3 February]] [[1855]] |
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|Ship country=United States |
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|Ship flag=[[File:US Naval Jack 36 stars.svg|48px|Union Navy Jack]] {{USN flag|1861}} |
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|[[23 August]] [[1858]] |
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|Ship name=USS ''Sabine'' |
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|Ship namesake=[[Sabine River (Texas-Louisiana)|Sabine River]] |
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|1877 |
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|Ship builder=[[New York Navy Yard]] |
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|Ship laid down= 1822 |
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|Ship launched= 3 February 1855 |
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|sold [[23 September]] [[1883]] |
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|Ship commissioned= 23 August 1858 |
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|1,726 tons |
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|202.5 ft |
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|47 ft |
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|Ship fate= Sold, 23 September 1883 |
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|21.5 ft |
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Brandywine|frigate}} |
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|Ship tonnage=1726 |
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|12 knots |
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|400 officers and enlisted |
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|44 to 50 guns |
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The first '''USS ''Sabine''''' was a [[sailing frigate]] built by the [[United States Navy]] in 1855. The ship was among the first ships to see action in the [[American Civil War]]. In 1862, a large portion of the [[USS Monitor|''Monitor'']] crew were volunteers from the ''Sabine''. |
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The first '''USS ''Sabine''''' was a [[sailing frigate]] built by the [[United States Navy]] in 1855. The ship was among the first ships to see action in the [[American Civil War]]. In 1862, a large portion of the {{USS|Monitor}} crew were volunteers from the ''Sabine''. |
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She was built at the [[New York Navy Yard]]. Her keel was laid in 1822, but she was not launched until [[3 February]] [[1855]]. During this period, she underwent various alterations, the most extensive being a lengthening of her hull by twenty feet. Built essentially from [[USS Brandywine|''Brandywine'']] plans, she was commissioned on [[23 August]] [[1858]], Capt. [[Henry A. Adams]] in command. |
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She was built at the [[New York Navy Yard]]. Her keel was laid in 1822, but she was not launched until 3 February 1855. During this period, she underwent various alterations, the most extensive being a lengthening of her hull by twenty feet. Built essentially from {{USS|Brandywine|1825|2}} plans, she was commissioned on 23 August 1858, Capt. [[Henry A. Adams]] in command. |
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Her first cruise took the frigate to [[Montevideo]] and [[Buenos Aires]] in October 1858 with the [[Paraguay expedition]], a task force commanded by Flag Officer [[William B. Shubrick]], after that country's firing on [[USS Water Witch (1851)|''Water Witch'']]. She conveyed Commissioner Bowlin and served as flag-ship during the voyage to South America, but was not officially considered part of the expedition fleet, ''as she was not designed to act against Paraguay, not being able to ascend the river''<ref>Expenses of the Paraguay Expedition - House of Representatives, 36th Congress, 1st Session, Mis. Doc. No. 86 (May 11, 1860), p. 142</ref>. The expedition won the United States an [[indemnity]], an apology, and a renewed treaty. ''Sabine'' then operated out of New York with the [[Home Fleet]] until July 1861. |
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==Service history== |
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Through July and August, she was out of commission at [[Portsmouth Navy Yard]]. Recommissioning on [[30 August]], she was ordered to join the [[Atlantic Blockading Squadron]] on [[9 September]]. |
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===Paraguay Expedition and Home Fleet, 1858–1861=== |
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During the Civil War, ''Sabine'' was actively employed along the east coast searching for Confederate raiders. She participated in the relief and reinforcement of [[Fort Pickens]], [[Florida]], in April 1861, under command of Capt. Adams; the rescue of 500 marines and the crew of chartered troop transport ''Governor'' during a violent storm off [[South Carolina]] on 2 and [[3 November]] [[1861]]; the search for [[USS Vermont (1848)|''Vermont'']] in March 1862, after the [[ship-of-the-line]] had been badly damaged by a storm while sailing to [[Port Royal, South Carolina]]; and the hunt for [[CSS Alabama|CSS ''Alabama'']] in October 1862 and [[CSS Tacony|CSS ''Tacony'']] in June 1863. |
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[[File:The Paraguay Squadron.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The [[Paraguay expedition|Paraguay Squadron]] (''[[Harper's Weekly]]'', [[New York City|New York]], 16 October 1858).]] |
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''Sabine'' returned to New York for blockade duty with the [[North Atlantic Blockading Squadron]] until ordered in August 1864 to [[Norfolk, Virginia]] as a training ship for Navy apprentices and landsmen. After the war, she was transferred to [[New London, Connecticut]] for the same purpose until 1868. During 1869 and 1870, she conducted [[midshipman]] training cruises to European and Mediterranean ports. In 1871 ''Sabine'' was repaired at Boston; and, from 1872 to 1876, she served as a [[receiving ship]] at [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]. In 1877, she was laid up until she was sold on [[23 September]] [[1883]] at Portsmouth to [[J.L. Snow]] of [[Rockland, Maine]]. |
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Her first cruise took the frigate to [[Montevideo]] and [[Buenos Aires]] in October 1858 with the [[Paraguay expedition]], a task force commanded by [[Flag Officer]] [[William B. Shubrick]], after that country's firing on {{USS|Water Witch|1851|6}}. She conveyed Commissioner Bowlin and served as flagship during the voyage to South America, but was not officially considered part of the expedition fleet, ''as she was not designed to act against Paraguay, not being able to ascend the river''.<ref>Expenses of the Paraguay Expedition – House of Representatives, 36th Congress, 1st Session, Mis. Doc. No. 86 (11 May 1860), p. 142</ref> The expedition won the United States an [[indemnity]] and a renewed treaty. ''Sabine'' then operated out of New York with the [[Home Fleet]] until July 1861. |
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===Civil War, 1861–1865=== |
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[[File:USS Sabine.jpg|thumb|300px|USS ''Sabine'']] |
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[[File:Sailor J.F.W. Mitchell of the U.S.S. Sabine in uniform LCCN2017660634.jpg|thumb|14-year-old Sailor J.F.W. Mitchell of the U.S.S. Sabine in uniform, who enlisted in the Navy in March 1865. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, [[Library of Congress]]]] |
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Through July and August, she was out of commission at [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard]]. Recommissioning on 30 August, she was ordered to join the [[Atlantic Blockading Squadron]] on 9 September. |
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[[File:Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War (1894) (14576208538).jpg|thumb|The rescue of Major Reynold's battalion of marines from the foundering steamer ''Governor'' November 1861]] |
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During the Civil War, ''Sabine'' was actively employed along the east coast searching for Confederate raiders. She participated in the relief and reinforcement of [[Fort Pickens]], Florida, in April 1861, under command of Capt. Adams; the rescue of 500 marines and the crew of chartered troop transport ''Governor'' during a violent storm off [[South Carolina]] on 2 and 3 November 1861; the search for {{USS|Vermont|1848|2}} in March 1862, after the [[ship-of-the-line]] had been badly damaged by a storm while sailing to [[Port Royal, South Carolina]]; and the hunt for [[CSS Alabama|CSS ''Alabama'']] in October 1862 and [[CSS Tacony|CSS ''Tacony'']] in June 1863. |
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''Sabine'' returned to New York for blockade duty with the [[North Atlantic Blockading Squadron]] until ordered in August 1864 to [[Norfolk, Virginia]] as a training ship for Navy apprentices and landsmen. |
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===Training ship, 1865–1877=== |
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After the war, she was transferred to [[New London, Connecticut]] for the same purpose until 1868. In 1867, an apprentice on ''Sabine'', [[Frank Du Moulin]], was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for rescuing a crewmate who had fallen from the rigging into the water.<ref name="moh"/> In 1869 and 1870, the ship conducted [[midshipman]] training cruises to European and Mediterranean ports. In 1871 ''Sabine'' was repaired at Boston; and, from 1872 to 1876, she served as a [[receiving ship]] at [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]. In 1877, she was laid up until she was sold on 23 September 1883 at Portsmouth to [[J.L. Snow]] of [[Rockland, Maine]]. |
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== Memorials == |
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The last remaining armament from the ''Sabine'', a 6.4 inch 100 Pounder [[Parrott rifle|Parrott Rifled]] Naval Cannon, currently resides on display outside the [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]] courthouse in [[Traverse City, Michigan]]. It was one of the two 100-pounder rifled cannons that were mounted on swiveling carriages on the ''Sabine''. The cannon was donated to Grand Traverse County by Senator [[William Alden Smith]] in 1910. |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|American Civil War}} |
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*[[Union Navy]] |
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*[[Union blockade]] |
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== References == |
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<ref name="moh">{{cite web |
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| title = Medal of Honor Recipients – Interim Awards, 1866–1870 |
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| work = Medal of Honor Citations |
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| publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]] |
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| date = 3 August 2009 |
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| url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/interawrds.html |
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| access-date = 14 July 2010 }}</ref> |
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* {{Commons category-inline|USS Sabine (ship, 1855)}} |
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See [[USS Sabine|USS ''Sabine'']] for other Navy ships of the same name. |
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.svg){kind=small}  United States | |
| Name | USS Sabine |
| Namesake | Sabine River |
| Builder | New York Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 1822 |
| Launched | 3 February 1855 |
| Commissioned | 23 August 1858 |
| Decommissioned | 1877 |
| Fate | Sold, 23 September 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Brandywine-class frigate |
| Tonnage | 1726 |
| Length | 202 ft 6 in (61.72 m) |
| Beam | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 400 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 44 to 50 guns |
The first USS Sabine was a sailing frigate built by the United States Navy in 1855. The ship was among the first ships to see action in the American Civil War. In 1862, a large portion of the USS Monitor crew were volunteers from the Sabine.
She was built at the New York Navy Yard. Her keel was laid in 1822, but she was not launched until 3 February 1855. During this period, she underwent various alterations, the most extensive being a lengthening of her hull by twenty feet. Built essentially from Brandywine plans, she was commissioned on 23 August 1858, Capt. Henry A. Adams in command.
Service history
[edit]Paraguay Expedition and Home Fleet, 1858–1861
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Her first cruise took the frigate to Montevideo and Buenos Aires in October 1858 with the Paraguay expedition, a task force commanded by Flag Officer William B. Shubrick, after that country's firing on USS Water Witch. She conveyed Commissioner Bowlin and served as flagship during the voyage to South America, but was not officially considered part of the expedition fleet, as she was not designed to act against Paraguay, not being able to ascend the river.[1] The expedition won the United States an indemnity and a renewed treaty. Sabine then operated out of New York with the Home Fleet until July 1861.
Civil War, 1861–1865
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Through July and August, she was out of commission at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Recommissioning on 30 August, she was ordered to join the Atlantic Blockading Squadron on 9 September.
_(14576208538).jpg)
During the Civil War, Sabine was actively employed along the east coast searching for Confederate raiders. She participated in the relief and reinforcement of Fort Pickens, Florida, in April 1861, under command of Capt. Adams; the rescue of 500 marines and the crew of chartered troop transport Governor during a violent storm off South Carolina on 2 and 3 November 1861; the search for Vermont in March 1862, after the ship-of-the-line had been badly damaged by a storm while sailing to Port Royal, South Carolina; and the hunt for CSS Alabama in October 1862 and CSS Tacony in June 1863.
Sabine returned to New York for blockade duty with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron until ordered in August 1864 to Norfolk, Virginia as a training ship for Navy apprentices and landsmen.
Training ship, 1865–1877
[edit]After the war, she was transferred to New London, Connecticut for the same purpose until 1868. In 1867, an apprentice on Sabine, Frank Du Moulin, was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing a crewmate who had fallen from the rigging into the water.[2] In 1869 and 1870, the ship conducted midshipman training cruises to European and Mediterranean ports. In 1871 Sabine was repaired at Boston; and, from 1872 to 1876, she served as a receiving ship at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In 1877, she was laid up until she was sold on 23 September 1883 at Portsmouth to J.L. Snow of Rockland, Maine.
Memorials
[edit]The last remaining armament from the Sabine, a 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrott Rifled Naval Cannon, currently resides on display outside the Grand Traverse County courthouse in Traverse City, Michigan. It was one of the two 100-pounder rifled cannons that were mounted on swiveling carriages on the Sabine. The cannon was donated to Grand Traverse County by Senator William Alden Smith in 1910.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Expenses of the Paraguay Expedition – House of Representatives, 36th Congress, 1st Session, Mis. Doc. No. 86 (11 May 1860), p. 142
- ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients – Interim Awards, 1866–1870". Medal of Honor Citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
External links
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Media related to USS Sabine (ship, 1855) at Wikimedia Commons
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.