USS Patriot (1861)

Career (US)	Union Navy Jack
Laid down:	date unknown
Launched:	date unknown
Acquired:	13 August 1861
In service:	circa 1861
Out of service:	circa 1865
Struck:	1865 (est.)
Homeport:	Hampton Roads, Virginia
Fate:	not known
General characteristics
Displacement:	not known
Length:	not known
Beam:	not known
Draught:	not known
Propulsion:	schooner sail
Speed:	not known
Complement:	not known
Armament:	not known

USS Patriot (1861) was a schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

The Navy planned to use her as part of the stone fleet of obstructions at the ports of the Confederate States of America, but decided instead to use her as a storeship.

Planned for use as a member of the stone fleet

Patriot, a wooden schooner, was purchased by the Navy at Baltimore, Maryland, 13 August 1861 to be sunk to block the channel leading into the Carolina Sounds at Hatteras Inlet.

However, a rough surf, the poor condition of the ship, and Confederate Naval defenses forced postponement of this project until it was obviated by Flag Officer Silas Stringham’s victory at Cape Hatteras at the end of August.

Service as a storeship at Hampton Roads

Patriot served as a storeship at Hampton Roads, Virginia, before disappearing from Naval and Maritime records.

References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

See also

• American Civil War
• Union Navy
• Confederate States Navy

External links

• USS Patriot