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USS New Berne
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Campaign Medal
Screw Steamer:
Built in 1862 as the screw steamer United States at New York
Launched, date unknown
Purchased for the Navy by RADM. H. Paulding at New York, 27 June 1863, from Wakeman, Dimon & Co, for $136,800
Commissioned USS New Berne, 15 August 1863, at New York Navy Yard, Acting Vol. Lt. Thomas A. Harris in command
Designated a supply ship, USS New Berne departed New York, 1 September 1863, to join the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
For the remainder of the war, she carried mail, supplies, officers, and seamen from Northern ports to and from the ships and stations of her squadron
From time to time her performance of this vital but unspectacular duty was enlivened by pursuit of a blockade runner
She departed Newport News, VA., before dawn 11 December hunting a "steamer burning soft coal" reportedly attempting to run the blockade near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay
New Berne did not catch this elusive steamer but had better luck the following spring when she chased steamer Pevensey aground near Beaufort, N.C., 9 June 1864
Shortly thereafter the blockade runner, carrying arms, lead, bacon, and uniforms for Lee's army, exploded
She scored again 16 December 1864 when, with USS Mount Vernon, she captured and burned schooner G. O. Bigelow in ballast at Bear Inlet, N.C.
After the war, New Berne continued service as a supply ship, but for two periods in ordinary, 5 December 1866 to 8 February 1867 and 5 April to 26 November 1867, until
decommissioning
Decommissioned, 29 March 1868
Sold to the War Department at Washington 1 December 1868, for $35,000
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 948 t.
Length 195'
Beam 32'
Rig Brigantine
Depth of Hold 12'
Draft 13'6"
Speed 13kts
Complement 92
Armament
9 July 1863 - two 24-pdrs, two 12-pdr rifles
5 August 1863 - one 30-pdr Parrott rifle, four 24-pdrs, one 12-pdr rifle
2 July 1864 - two 30-pdr Parrott rifles, four 24-pdrs, one 12-pdr rifle
Propulsion
two vertical inverted steam engines; cylinder diameter 36", stroke 36"
one boiler: two furnaces, 10 flues returning through tubes
single screw
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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Last Updated 22 July 2022