USS Queen (1863)

USS Queen (1863)

USS "Queen" (1863) was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a supply ship.

Capture of a British steamer, conversion to Union Navy supply ship

On 21 June 1863, Union side wheel steamer "Santiago de Cuba" captured blockade running British steamer "Victory" off Palmetto Point, Eleuthera Island after a long chase. The prize had slipped out of Wilmington, North Carolina, laden with cotton, tobacco and turpentine and was sent to Boston, Massachusetts, where she was condemned by the Boston Prize Court. Renamed "Queen" 1 August 1863, she was purchased by the Navy 29 September 1863, and commissioned 15 August 1863, Acting Master Robert Tarr in command.

Supporting the Union Navy ships and bases of the Gulf Coast blockade

Fitted out as a transport and supply ship, "Queen" departed Boston 4 December for New Orleans, Louisiana, where she arrived 9 January 1864. For the remainder of the war, she operated between northern ports and the gulf, stopping frequently en route to serve Union ships and bases along the Confederate coast.

End-of-war decommissioning and sale

After the war ended, "Queen" decommissioned at New York Navy Yard 21 June 1865 and was sold at New York City 16 October 1865 to Smith and Dunning.

References

See also

* United States Navy
* American Civil War

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/q1/queen.htm USS Queen]


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