USS Garland (1815)
Appearance
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Garland |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1815 |
Acquired | 28 October 1861 |
In service | 1861 |
Out of service | 1862 |
Stricken | 1862 (est.) |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 243 |
Length | 92' 5" |
Beam | 24 '4" |
Draft | 12 ' 2" |
Propulsion | sail |
Speed | not known |
Complement | not known |
Armament | none |
USS Garland (1815) was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. The Navy planned on using her as part of the stone fleet; however, because of the Union Army’s need for a supply ship, she was transferred to that service for the duration of the entire war.
Constructed for service as a privateer
Garland was a bark built at Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1815 for service as a privateer.
Converted for use as a part of the “stone fleet”
She was rebuilt at New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1845 and purchased there by Morgan and Chappell for $3,150 for the Navy on 28 October 1861 for the "Stone Fleet."[1]
Transferred to the Union Army as a supply ship
However, she was not used as an obstruction but transferred to the Army Quartermaster Department at Hilton Head, South Carolina, 7 January 1862 for service as a supply ship.
References
- ^ Treasures of the Confederate Coast: the "real Rhett Butler" & Other Revelations by Dr. E. Lee Spence, (Narwhal Press, Charleston/Miami, 1995) [ISBN 1886391017] [ISBN 1886391009], p. 152
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.