USS New England (1861)

The first USS ''New England'' was a whaler purchased by the Union Navy at New London, Connecticut, on November 21, 1861.

''New England'' was used in the " Stone Fleet" as an obstruction at Maffit's Channel, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, on January 25, 1862.

See also

* Union Blockade

References

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Ships of the Union Navy
Ships of the Stone Fleet
Maritime incidents in January 1862
Scuttled vessels
Shipwrecks of the American Civil War
Shipwrecks of the Carolina coast

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