I also came across mention of boats from the USS Flag and USS Restless capturing the British-built blockade runner Anglia at Bulls Bay, SC, on October 27, 1862. The Anglia was a 473 ton iron sidewheel steamer built in England in 1847.
The ship had twice sailed through the blockade, once on July 30, 1862, from Nassau and again from the same place September 21st. I would have to believe that it was getting ready to run the blockade again when it was taken.
It was taken as a prize and sold to private owners and renamed the Admiral DuPont in January 1863. It continued service until January 8, 1865, when it was sunk in a collision.
Mean Old Restless, Picking on My Boats Like That. --Old Blockade-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
USS Restless
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
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
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