| USS Sarah and Caroline (1861) | |
|---|---|
| Career (US) |   |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Acquired: |
1 August 1863 in New York City |
| In service: | 1863 (est.) |
| Out of service: | 1865 (est.) |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Homeport: | Port Royal, South Carolina |
| Captured: |
captured by Union Navy forces 11 December 1861 |
| Fate: |
sold, 8 August 1865 at Port Royal, South Carolina |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | not known |
| Length: | not known |
| Beam: | not known |
| Draught: | not known |
| Propulsion: | schooner sail |
| Speed: | not known |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | not known |
USS Sarah and Caroline (1861) was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. She served the Union Navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America as a ship's tender.
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While on blockade duty on the afternoon of 11 December 1861, Union side wheel steamer, USS Bienville, sighted two sails and immediately gave chase. She succeeded in driving one ship aground in the breakers at the mouth of the St. Johns River, and she captured the other, a small pilot-boat schooner, named Sarah and Caroline.
The prize had slipped out of Jacksonville, Florida, and was bound for Nassau, New Providence, in the Bahamas, carrying 60 barrels of turpentine. The dangers of the Atlantic Ocean in winter precluded sending the frail schooner north for adjudication, so she was kept at Port Royal, South Carolina.
Civil War service[]
Although no record of her service has been found, Sarah and Caroline apparently served the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron as a ship's tender. In any case, she was purchased by the Navy from the New York City prize court on 1 August 1863.
Post-war deactivation[]
After the Civil War ended, she was sold at Port Royal on 8 August 1865.
See also[]
- Blockade runners of the American Civil War
- Blockade mail of the Confederacy
- Union Blockade
- United States Navy
- List of United States Navy ships
References[]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
The original article can be found at USS Sarah and Caroline (1861) and the edit history here.