USS Glasgow
United Kingdom | |
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Name | Eugenie |
Owner | South Eastern Railway |
Route | Cross-Channel |
Builder | Samuelson, Hull, UK |
Launched | 9 July 1861 |
Fate | Sold, 1863 |
United States | |
Name | Glasgow, 21 January 1864 |
Acquired | 9 July 1863 |
Commissioned | 9 July 1863 |
Decommissioned | 17 October 1868 |
Captured | By Union Navy forces, 6 May 1863 |
Fate | Sold, 4 June 1869 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Hilda |
Acquired | 4 June 1869 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1889 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 428 gross register tons (GRT) |
Tons burthen | 252 |
Length | 235 ft (71.6 m) |
Beam | 24 ft 3 in (7.4 m) |
Draft | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Depth | 11 ft 9 in (3.6 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 9.5 kn (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
Armament |
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USS Glasgow was originally a British
Service history
As Eugenie
Originally a
Eugenie was sent on an expedition to Mermentau Lake, Louisiana, on 22 December 1863, for the capture of two British blockade runners. The schooner Derby was captured, but had to be burnt because of heavy enemy shore fire on the attacking party.
As Glasgow
Eugenie was renamed Glasgow on 21 January 1864, and after a week repairing at
During 1865, Glasgow continued her regular duties, and in addition served occasionally, because of her speed and light draft, as flagship of the West Gulf Squadron. She struck an obstruction and sank in shoal water off Mobile 8 May 1865, and was not raised until 19 June. Glasgow was taken to Pensacola for repairs and returned to duty on 1 July 1866.
Chosen to be retained for the post-war cruising squadron in the Gulf of Mexico, Glasgow served as
References
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). Civil War Navies 1855-1883. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-97870-X.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.