USS Hendrick Hudson
 Hendrick Hudson
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| History | |
|---|---|
  United States | |
| Ordered | as Florida |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Acquired | 20 September 1862 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 8 August 1865 |
| Captured | by Union Navy forces, 6 April 1862 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 460 tons |
| Length | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9' 6" |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots |
| Armament |
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USS Hendrick Hudson was a schooner-rigged screw steamer.
Service history
CSS Florida
Hendrick Hudson was built as Florida in 1859 at
Greenpoint, New York. She was taken into the Confederate States Navy in 1862 as CSS Florida. [Note 1]
USS Hendrick Hudson
Hendrick Hudson was captured by
East Gulf Blockading Squadron, Hendrick Hudson sailed to Hampton Roads, Virginia, arriving 3 January 1863, and from there proceeded to her blockading station off East Pass, St. George's Sound, Florida
. On station 1 February, Hendrick Hudson began her long months of arduous blockade duty, working to shut off commerce through the multitude of small inlets and passes of the Florida coast.
She remained off St. George's Sound until late August 1863, capturing schooner Margaret on 1 February and schooner Teresa on 16 April. She then retired to
Confederate
soldiers briefly, in one of the many forays ashore by personnel of the East Gulf Squadron.
Hendrick Hudson participated 27 February to 7 March 1865 in an expedition with
U.S. Civil War, Hendrick Hudson was not retained in the squadron, and was ordered north 15 July 1865. She decommissioned 8 August 1865 at Philadelphia and was sold on 12 September.[3] Hendrick Hudson operated in commercial service until she was wrecked off Havana, Cuba on 13 November 1867. Her passengers and crew were rescued.[4]
See also
Notes
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entries can be found Confederate service here and Union service here.[dead link]
- ^ Confederate States Navy Research Library, Mobile, Alabama
- ^ "Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (M–Z)". Medal of Honor Citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "USS Hudson Confederate Blockade Runner Florida Civil War Union Navy". americancivilwar.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 6183. Liverpool. 21 November 1867.