I went to good old Wikipedia to find out more about this ship I had written about in the previous entry.
The Restless was a sailing barque acquired by the US Navy during the war. It was 265 tons, 108.8 feet long and had a 27.8 foot beam, carrying four 32-pdrs.
After commissioning, it joined the blockade off Charleston, SC, and soon acquired the reputation of quite a blockade-running hunter. On Feb. 13, 1862, boats from the Restless destroyed the sloop Edisto and schooners Wandoo, Elizabeth and Theodore Stormy, all carrying rice.
By the end of March, it had also captured 5 other blockade-runners. Two of the schooners were kept as prizes. One sloop and two other schooners were destroyed.
On May 2, 1862, it captured the schooner Flash.
In 1863, it was assigned to the Eastern Gulf Blockading Squadron and captured two more schooners. At the end of the war, the Restless was sold.
No Friend of My B-Rs. --Old B-Runner
