| USS Susan Ann Howard (1863) | |
|---|---|
| Career (US) |   |
| Name: | USS Susan Ann Howard |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Acquired: | 19 May 1863 |
| In service: | circa 5 June 1864 |
| Out of service: | circa 30 August 1864 |
| Struck: | 1864 (est.) |
| Fate: | sold, 15 September 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Unknown |
| Length: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Beam: | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Draft: | Unknown |
| Depth of hold: | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Propulsion: | schooner sail |
| Speed: | Unknown |
| Complement: | Unknown |
| Armament: | Unknown |
USS Susan Ann Howard (1863) was a schooner requisitioned from the prize court by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War. Susan Ann Howard was used by the Union Navy for a number of minor roles: storeship, ammunition ship, and collier. She did not remain in service long.
Civil War service[]
Few facts exist concerning Susan Ann Howard, a center-board schooner purchased by the Union Navy from the New York City Prize Court on 19 May 1863. Usually referred to as Susan A. Howard, the ship was listed on 5 June 1864 as one of a group of schooners serving on the sounds of North Carolina, presumably at New Bern, North Carolina, as ordnance and store vessels. On 7 July, she was at New Bern serving as an ordnance boat. On 7 September, she was listed as a hulk and serving as a coal schooner.
Post-war decommissioning[]
On 30 August, the schooner was ordered to Washington, D.C.; and Susan Ann Howard was sold at the Washington Navy Yard on 15 September to H. F. Hammil.
See also[]
- Blockade runners of the American Civil War
- Blockade mail of the Confederacy
- United States Navy
- List of United States Navy ships
References[]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
The original article can be found at USS Susan Ann Howard (1863) and the edit history here.