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USS Dan Smith
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Schooner:
Built, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Purchased by the Navy at New York, 7 September 1861
Fitted out at New York Navy Yard and commissioned USS Dan Smith, 30 January 1862, Acting Master G. W. Brown in command
Dan Smith was assigned to duty in the newly organized Mortar Flotilla
She sailed from New York 4 February 1862, arriving on station at the mouth of the Mississippi River on 11 March
She joined in the bombardment and capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip from 18 to 24 April 1862
Took part in the passage of the batteries at, and shelling of, Vicksburg, MS., from 26 June to 5 July 1862; and had frequent encounters with other enemy shore batteries
Repaired at Baltimore in the summer of 1862 Dan Smith sailed for duty with the Potomac Flotilla 25 October
From 30 October to 22 July 1863 the schooner cruised the Potomac, Rappahannock, and Piankatank Rivers and various creeks of Virginia on guard and picket duty
She shared in the capture of the schooner Emily Murray, 9 February 1863, and captured many small craft used to carry contraband goods across the Potomac
On 22 July 1863, Dan Smith entered Washington Navy Yard to prepare for duty with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
On 28 July 1863 the schooner stood down the Potomac and arrived off Charleston, S.C., 9 August, in time to take part in an assault on Forts Wagner and Gregg 9 days later
She served in the coastal waters of South Carolina and Georgia during the remainder of the War, capturing the schooner Sophia in Altamaha Sound, GA., 3 March 1864
From 9 to 14 February 1865 she cooperated with the Army in an expedition up Folly River, S.C.
She set sail for Philadelphia, 6 June 1865, arriving 9 days later
Decommissioned, 28 June 1865, and sold 10 August 1865
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 150 t.
Length 87.9'
Beam 25.2'
Depth of Hold 8.2'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 33
Armament
two 32-pdrs
Propulsion sail
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Dan Smith
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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Last Updated 24 March 2023