USS William Badger (1861)
| Career (US) | Union Navy Jack |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | William Badger |
| Builder: | William Badger |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1829 |
| Acquired: | 18 May 1861 |
| In service: | 1861 |
| Out of service: | 1865 |
| Homeport: |
Hampton Roads, Virginia Beaufort, North Carolina |
| Fate: | sold, 17 October 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 106' 0" |
| Beam: | 26' 0" |
| Draught: | depth of hold 13' 3" |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Speed: | not known |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | one 32-pounder gun |
| Armour: | wood |
USS William Badger (1861) was a whaler acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a supply ship and ship’s tender in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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William Badger -- a wooden-hulled whaling ship -- was purchased by the Union Navy on 18 May 1861 from Henry F. Thomas, at New Bedford, Massachusetts. Built in 1829, it was the 100th vessel constructed by master shipbuilder William Badger of Badger's Island in Kittery, Maine, so it received the name reserved for that honor.
Assigned to support the North Atlantic Blockade
Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, William Badger served as a stationary supply ship at Hampton Roads, Virginia, into the summer of 1862.
Towed to Beaufort, North Carolina
Late in July, William Badger -- laden with a "goodly supply of provisions, clothing, and stores" for the ships of the Union Navy maintaining the blockade off Confederate-held Wilmington, North Carolina -- was towed by the steamer State of Georgia to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron base at Beaufort, North Carolina.
She remained there as a supply hulk for the remainder of the Civil War and, on occasion, served as an accommodations vessel.
Post-war decommissioning and sale
Sold at auction at Beaufort on 17 October 1865 to a Capt. James Abel, William Badger may have been broken up shortly thereafter, as she is not carried on mercantile lists in succeeding years.
See also
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
- Ship infoboxes without an image
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- Ships of the Union Navy
- Tenders of the United States Navy
- American Civil War auxiliary ships of the United States
- Unique stores ships of the United States Navy
- Whaling ships
- Ships built in Maine
- 1820s ships
