USS Stonewall (1863)
| History | |
|---|---|
  United States | |
| Acquired | 24 July 1863 |
| In service | c. February 1863 |
| Out of service | May 1865 |
| Captured |
|
| Fate | Sold, 28 June 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 30 tons |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Sail plan | schooner |
| Armament | one heavy 12-pounder howitzer |
USS Stonewall was a small 30-ton blockade-running schooner captured by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.
The Union Navy placed Stonewall in service as a
ship’s tender
, a role she played during the rest of the war.
Service history
Stonewall was a Southern
Havana, Cuba, with seven bales of cotton
.
In October 1864, Stonewall was transferred to blockade duty, still as a tender, between St. Marks and Cedar Keys, Florida, and she served in that area through the end of the Civil War. She was inactivated late in May 1865 and was sold at auction at Key West on 28 June 1865 to I. Silvery.
See also
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.