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USS Fearnot

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Ship:

Built, 1859, at Newburport, MA. by G. W, Jackman, Jr.

Purchased by the Navy, 20 July 1861

Commissioned, 28 August 1861, Acting Master E. H. Faucon in command.

USS Fearnot was assigned to the Gulf Blockading Squadron, 17 September 1861, at Key West as coal and supply ship

After the fall of, New Orleans Fearnot provided coal and supplies at Ship Island

From October 1865 to May 1866, Fearnot carried surplus ordnance to Pensacola, and guarded the large amounts of ammunition accumulating there

Decommissioned, 18 July 1866, at Boston

Sold 3 October 1866

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 1,012 t.
Length 178'
Beam 35'
Draft unknown
Depth of Hold 23' 6"
Complement unknown
Speed unknown
Armament six 32-pdr rifles
Propulsion sail

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USS Fearnot
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS).

Commanding Officers
01	Acting Master Faucon, E. H.	28 August 1861 - ?
02	Acting Master Francis Burgess	no dates


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