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Hand Book of the United States Navy > 1 « •') PREFACE. In compiling tliis Hand Book it lias been tlie author's aim to give those interested in the naval history of the United States a well-arranged sketch of tlie doings of each vessel, v^ith the date of all important events connected with her individual history, thus enabling all to see at a glance what each has accomplished. In order to complete the record, which promised to be too voluminous for a w^ork of this kind, it became necessary to give the details of the engagements in which a squadron or a flotilla par- ticipated under the head of the place at which such action occurred, and to direct attention to the whole affair by means of reference notes ; and in this manner the indi- vidual record has been put into a form that will be found not only convenient for reference, but omitting many in- cidents which could be justly narrated only in connection with the whole occurrence. It is not within the limits of a brief prefatory notice of the plan of this work to write of the various difficulties encountered in preparing a vol- ume of this character. The majority of the dates and the narrative portions of it are compiled from the official re- ports of the [N'avy Department, the remainder having been taken from a very large and carefully selected mass of IV PREFACE. material in the possession of the author. The Hand Book has been prepared at the urgent request of a large number of distinguished naval officers, to many of wliom we are indebted for valuable assistance. If it will in any degree aid the officer, historian, or the general reading public in keeping pace with the glorious achievements of our rapidly increasing navy, then the aim of the author will have been in a measure attained. B. S. OSBOK New York, Aug., 1864. Abbreviations.—S. "W., side-wheel S., screw. L., length, B., hreadth. D., depth. P., purchased. C, cost. B. R., Uockade runner. To ascertain the names of prizes captured by each vessel see " Prizes Cap- tured." HAND-BOOK UNITED STATES NAVY A. Abraham; Steam-tender, Mississippi Squadron, 1863-4. Acacia, S., 5 guns. 300 tons. Blockade runner. Pur- chased at Prize Commissioner's sale, 1863. Pitted hastily at Boston to go in search of the Chesa- peake pirates, Dec, 1863. ^ ^ Subsequently converted into a war vessel, 1864:. A. C. Powell, S., 1 gun. 65 tons. L. 61, B. 17, D. 7. Purchased. Cost $5,000. Employed during the re- bellion as a dispatch and packet boat. She was built in Syracuse, K Y., 1861. Adela-, S. W., 6 guns. B. K. P. at Prize Commissioner's sale, 1863. Pitted as a cruiser, 1863-4. Adirondack, S., 9 guns. 1,240 tons. Built at the Brook- lyn Kavy Yard, E". Y. Engines by the ISTovelty iron Works, 1861. Wrecked near Abaco, W. I., Aug. 23, 1862. Admiral, S., 5 guns. 1,248 tons. L. 230, B. 30, D. 17. P. Supply steamer. Feb., 1864. Sailed from New York on her first cruise, Feb. 7, 1864. Admiral Porter's Fleet, consisting of the Benton, Lafay- ette, with the General S. Price lashed alongside, Louisville, Mound City, Pittsburg, Carondelet, Tus- H AND -BOOK OF cumbia, tug Ivy, and 3 transports, ran the Yicksburg batteries at 11.16 p. m. The enemy opened a terrible fire on the passing fleet, which was promptly re- sponded to. They were under fire two hours and a half, and had only eight men wounded. The trans- port Henry Clay was sunk by a heavy shot ; the Forest City was temporarily disabled, but went by. It was a brilliant afi'air. April 16, 1863. Adolph Hu^el, Schooner, 2 guns, 1 mortar. 269 tons. L. 109, B. 29, D. 0. P. C. $15,000. Attached to Porter's mortar flotilla. At the bombardment of Fort Jackson [see l^ew Or- leans], April, 1862. Agamenticus, Iron-clad, 2 turrets, 4: guns. 1,564 tons. Built at Portsmouth (N. H.) N'avy Yard, 1863. L. 250, B. 50, D. 15. Agawam, S. W., 12 guns. 974 tons. Built at Portland, Maine. Launched, April 21, 1863. Put in commission at Portsmouth, N. 11., March 9, 1864. Sent in search of the captured steamer Chesapeake, Dec, 1863. Peturned, having experienced very heavy gales, Dec. 18, 1863. Pan on the rocks at Portsmouth, l!T. H., March 18, 1864. James Piver flotilla. May, 1864. A. Houghton, Bark, 2 guns. 326 tons. L. 116, B. 25, D. 12. P. C. $11,500. Ordnance vessel of Por- ter's mortar flotilla. At the bombardment of Fort Jackson [see 'New Or- leans], April, 1862. Alabama, Ship of the line, 84. [See New Hampshire.] Built at the Portsmouth (K H.) Navy Yard. Owing THE UNITED STATES NAVY. 7 to the fact that there was a vessel of that name, and a rebel cruiser bearing the same name, her name was changed to I^Tew Hampshire. Alabama, S. W., 9 guns. 1,261 tons. L. 214, B. 35, D. 22. P. C. §93,388. At the capture of Fernandina [see Fernandina, Fla.], March 4, 1862. At Key West, Fla., the crew contracted yellow fever, July 9, 1863. At Cape Haytien, W. I., two engineers, one ordinary seaman, and one marine, died of yellow fever, July 14 to 27, 1863. Arrived at New York, having lost twenty officers and men by fever, Aug. 2, 1863. Crew transferred to the Magnolia, Aug 4, 1863. Sailed for Portsmouth (N". H.) E'avy Yard, Sept. 8, 1863. Alabama, rebel privateer. [See Privateer Eecord.] Alabama and Hattcras Fight. On the night of the 11th of January, the United States steamer Ilatteras was destroyed by the Confederate steamer Alabama, off the coast of Texas. Upon the afternoon of the 11th, at half past three o'clock, while at anchor, in company with the fleet under Commodore Bell, off Galveston, Texas, the Hatteras was ordered by a signal from the flag ship Brooklyn to chase a sail to the southward and eastward. She got under way immediately, and steamed with all speed in the direction indicated. After some time the strange sail could be seen from the Hatteras, which was ascertained to be a steamer, which fact was communicated to the flag ship by signal. The Hatteras continued the chase, and rap- idly gained upon the suspicious vessel. Knowing the slow rate of the speed of the Hatteras, and suspecting HAND-BOOK OF that deception was being practiced, the Hatteras was ordered to be cleared for action, with everything in readiness for a determined attack and vigorous de- fense. When within about five miles of the ves- sel, it was observed that she had ceased to steam, and was lying broadside-to awaiting her. It was near seven o'clock, and quite dark ; but, notwith- standing the obscurity of the night, they felt assured, from the general character of the vessel and her manoeuvering, that they should encounter the rebel steamer Alabama. Being able to work but four guns upon one side of the Hatteras (two short 32-pounders, one 30-pounder rifle Parrott gun, and one 20-pounder rifle), they decided to close with her, in order that their guns might be more effective, if necessary. When within speaking distance—about seventy-five yards—and upon asking, " What ship is that ?" the reply was, " Her Britannic Majesty's ship Yixen." Lieut. Commander Blake replied that he would send a boat aboard, and immediately gave the order. In the meantime both vessels were changing their posi- tions, the stranger endeavoring to gain a favorable position for a raking fire. Almost simultaneously with " the piping away" of the boats, the strange craft replied, " We are the Confederate steamer Alabama," which was accompanied by a broadside. The fire at the same moment was returned from the Hatteras. Being well aware of the many vulnerable points of the Hatteras, they hoped by closing with the Alabama to be able to board her, and thus rid the seas of this piratical craft. The Hatteras steamed directly for the Alabama, but she was enabled, by her great speed and the foulness of tlie bottom of the Hatteras, and, consequently, her diminished speed, to thwart the attempt, when she had gained some thirty THE UNITED STATES NAVY. 9 yards distance from her. At this range musket and pistol-shots were exchanged, and the fire continued with great vigor on both sides. At length a shell entered amidship in the hold, setting fire to it, and at the same instant a shell passed through the " sick bay," exploding in an adjoining compartment, also produc- ing fire ; another entered the cylinder, filling the engine-room and deck with steam, and depriving them of all power to manoeuvre the vessel or to work the pumps, upon which the reduction of the fire depended. With the vessel on fire in two places, and beyond human power, a hopeless wreck upon the water, with her walking-beam shot away, and her engine rendered useless, an active fire was still main- tained, with the double hope of disabling the Ala- bama and of attracting the attention of the fleet off Galveston, which was only twenty-eight miles dis- tant. It was soon reported that the shells had entered the Hatteras at the water-line, tearing off entire sheets of ir6n, and that the water was rushing in, utterly defying every attempt to remedy the evil, and that she was rapidly sinking. Learning this melan- choly truth, and observing that the Alabama was on the port bow of the Hatteras, entirely beyond the range of lier guns, doubtless preparing for a raking fire of the decks, to prevent the blowing up of the Hatteras, from a fire which was making much pro- gress, the order was given to flood the magazine, and afterward to fire the lee guns.
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