From Wikipedia
Launched New York City in 1860. Acquired by US Navy in September 1862 and commissioned 27 Nov 1862. Decommissioned June 8, 1865 in New York Navy Yard. Sold September 27, 1865, for $16,000.
Stats: 376 tons; length 141 feet; beam 28.4 feet; armament: two 30-pdr rifles, four 24-pdr smoothbore.
Names for Commodore Isaac Hull. There have been four other ships in The US Navy by the name Hull, all destroyers.
The Hull's ferry boat design and draft were of particular good use in North carolina's shallow rivers and sounds, so the ship was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockade Squadron.
It took part in the siege of Washington, NC, in 1863 and took part in the fight versus the CSS Albemarle 5 May 1864. In October 1864, took part in the attack on Plymouth, NC, after the Albemarle had been destroyed.
In action, October 31, 1864, the Hull was heavily damaged by Confederate batteries with four killed and three wounded. Coxswain Patrick Colbert was painfully wounded by a shell that killed the man next to him. As captain of the forward pivot gun, he remained at his post and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
The Hull was repaired and served out the rest of the war.
So, Now You Know. --Blockade-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
