USS Columbia (1862)
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Acquired: | 4 November 1862 |
| Commissioned: | December 1862 |
| Out of service: | 14 January 1863 |
| Struck: | 1863 (est.) |
| Captured: | by Union Navy forces 3 August 1862 |
| Fate: | Captured by Confederates 14 January 1863 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 503 tons |
| Length: | 168 ft (51 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine screw- propelled |
| Speed: | not known |
| Complement: | 100 |
| Armament: | six 24-pounder smoothbores one 30-pounder rifle |
USS Columbia (1862) was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
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[edit] Captured by the Union Navy and placed into service
Columbia, a screw steamer was captured 3 August 1862 by Santiago de Cuba while running the blockade off the coast of Florida; purchased by the Navy from the Key West, Florida, Prize Court 4 November 1862; outfitted at New York Navy Yard; and commissioned sometime in December, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant J. P. Couthouy in command.
[edit] Wrecked while assigned to serve in the North Atlantic Blockade
While serving with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Wilmington, North Carolina, Columbia ran aground and was wrecked off Masonboro Inlet 14 January 1863.
[edit] Crew and commanding officer captured by Confederate forces
Forty men of her crew, including her commanding officer, were captured by the Confederates.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
