USS Beauregard (1861)
| Career (US) | 100x35px |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Acquired: | 24 February 1862 |
| Commissioned: | 28 March 1862 |
| Decommissioned: | 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Captured: |
by Union Navy forces, 12 November 1861 |
| Fate: | sold, 28 June 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 10 tons |
| Length: | not known |
| Beam: | not known |
| Draught: | not known |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Speed: | 7 knots |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: |
one 30-pounder rifle two 12-pounder howitzers |
USS Beauregard (1861) was a captured Confederate schooner acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War. She was put into service by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
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The Confederate privateer schooner Beauregard (ex-Priscilla C. Ferguson) was captured by William G. Anderson in the Bahama Channel 12 November 1861; purchased from the Key West, Florida, Prize Court 24 February 1862; and commissioned 28 March 1862, Acting Master D. Stearns in command.
Assigned to the East Gulf Blockade
Beauregard captured ten blockade runners while serving with the East Gulf Blockading Squadron along the Florida coast (April 1862-June 1865). She also took part in attacks on Tampa, Florida, (2 April 1863) and New Smyrna, Florida (28 July 1863).
End-of-war decommissioning and sale
The schooner was sold at Key West, Florida, 28 June 1865.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
