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Jefferson Davis (privateer)
''Jefferson Davis'' or ''Jeff Davis'' was a New Orleans full-rigged brig, built in Baltimore about 1845 as ''Putnam'' and captured off Cuba 21 August 1858 by John Newland Maffitt (privateer), Lt. John Newland Maffitt, USN, in USS Dolphin, USS ''Dolphin'' as the slaver ''Echo;'' her cargo of 271 enslaved Africans was returned to Africa in ''Niagara'' and ''Echo'' forfeited to the United States. Auctioned in January 1859, ''Echo'' reverted to her original name, ''Putnam,'' and was owned by Capt. Robert Hunter of Charleston, S. C. History Hunter signed up 27 shareholders, including the elite of Charleston, and 10 of them applied for a letter of marque for ''Putnam'' to be known as ''Rattlesnake'', but a name change to ''Jefferson Davis'' was approved by the State Department, 23 May, and the brig commissioned a privateer 18 June 1861 at Charleston Annex I. She was armed with five 68-pounder gun, 60-year old British iron cannon. ''Jeff Davis'' was described by a prisoner as having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensign Of The Confederate States (11 Stars)
An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be different from the civil ensign (merchant ships) or the yacht ensign (recreational boats). Large versions of naval ensigns called battle ensigns are used when a warship goes into battle. The ensign differs from the jack (flag), jack, which is flown from a jackstaff at the bow of a vessel. In its widest sense, an ensign is just a flag or other standard. The European military rank of Ensign (rank), ensign, once responsible for bearing a unit's standard (whether national or regimental), derives from it (in the cavalry, the equivalent rank was Cornet (rank), cornet, named after a type of flag). Ensigns, such as the ancient Roman ensigns in the Arch of Constantine, are not always flags. National ensigns In nautical use, the ensign is flown on a shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
