USS ''Dumbarton'' was a captured steam operated
gunboat acquired by the
Union Navy from the
prize court during the
American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the
Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Service history
''Thistle''—a sidewheel
steamer—was captured by on 4 June 1864 while running the blockade off the coast of
North Carolina; sent to
Boston, Massachusetts, for condemnation; purchased from the prize court on 20 July 1864; renamed ''Dumbarton''; and commissioned on 13 August 1864,
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Volunteer
Lieutenant H. Brown in command. ''Dumbarton''s first assignment was to search for raider along the Atlantic coast. She then joined the
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron at
Beaufort, North Carolina
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, and served on the blockade of
Wilmington, North Carolina until 6 December 1864. After being at
Norfolk Navy Yard, ''Dumbarton'' served as
flagship
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of
Rear Admiral
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W. Radford in the
James River, Virginia from 17 February-27 March 1865. She was out of commission at
Washington Navy Yard until 11 November, when she was taken to
New York Navy Yard
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and placed in ordinary. She was sold there on 15 October 1867.
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Ships of the Union Navy
Steamships of the United States Navy