USS Charlotte (1862)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Acquired | 6 November 1862 |
| Commissioned | 1862 |
| Captured |
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| Fate | Sold, 27 April 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 70 tons |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Complement | 14 |
| Armament | 2 guns |
USS Charlotte was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Service history
Charlotte, a schooner used as a
The schooner continued to blockade off the East Pass of the Mississippi River, performing reconnaissance through which she was able to report movements of Confederate troops and act as a tender. She was later joined on station by Bloomer, which had been taken into the Navy. Although the Dictionary of American Fighting Ships does say that Charlotte guarded the East Pass of the Mississippi River, the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies of the War of the Rebellion lists her as being posted, along with the Bloomer at the East Pass of Choctawhatchee Bay, also known as the East Pass of Santa Rosa Island, which is near the present day city of Milton, Florida.Charlotte was sold at Pensacola 27 April 1867.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.