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USS Flambeau (II)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Screw Steamer:
Built in 1861 by Lawrence and Foulks, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Launched, date unknown
Purchased for the Navy, 14 November 1861 at New York from Paul Forbes by George D. Morgan for $100,000
Commissioned USS Flambeau, 27 November 1861, LCDR. W. G. Temple in command
Assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, USS Flambeau arrived at Nassau, New Providence, 11 December 1861, and for a month patrolled this key base for blockade runners
On 22 January 1862, Flambeau arrived at Port Royal, S.C., from which she was ordered to blockade Stono Inlet, one of the entrances to Charleston Harbor
For the next year, she cruised off Charleston, sharing in the capture of several prizes, and sending a party ashore 28 December to destroy the abandoned fort on Bull's Island
Again in Bull's Bay on 31 January 1863, she sent a foraging party ashore, all of whom were captured
The next day Flambeau sent a rescue party, who lost one man killed and one wounded when attacked by Confederates
In February 1863, Flambeau delivered stores to ships on the coasts of Florida and Georgia, then returned to duty off Charleston until April
After repairs at Washington, she joined her squadron at New Inlet from May through September, taking schooner Betty Kratzer prize, 23 June
She then served at Fernandina, FL., where on 28 November she took the schooner John Gilpin prize
She returned to New York where between 10 February 1864 and 2 June she was out of commission for repairs
Rejoining her squadron 21 June 1864, Flambeau was ordered to Georgetown, S.C., where on 23 June she fired on Confederate cavalry and men at work on two wrecks on the
beach, dispersing them
She continued to blockade the Carolina coast, and to carry supplies from the base at Port Royal to the fleet of Charleston through the remainder of the war
She returned to New York Navy Yard, 31 May 1865
Decommissioned 7 June 1865 at New York Navy Yard
Sold at public auction, 12 July 1865
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 859 t.
Length 180'
Beam 30'
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 11'
Speed 12 kts
Complement unknown
Armament
1861 - one 30-pdr Parrott rifle; one 20-pdr Parrott rifle
1862 - two 30-pdr Parrott rifles; one 20-pdr Parrott rifle; two 24-pdr howitzers
1865 - two VIII-inch 55cwt guns; one 30-pdr Parrott rifle; four 24-pdr howitzers
Propulsionsteam
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Flambeau (II)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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