翻訳と辞書 |
USS Gem of the Sea (1861) : ウィキペディア英語版 | USS Gem of the Sea (1861)
USS ''Gem of the Sea'' (1861) was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. ''Gem of the Sea'' was purchased at New York City from Galway & Teller 3 August 1861; and commissioned 15 October, Acting Volunteer Lt. Irvin B. Baxter in command. == Assigned to the South Atlantic Blockade ==
She departed New York 20 October 1861 to serve the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron off the coast of South Carolina. She ran British blockade runner ''Prince of Wales'' aground off Georgetown 24 December. She captured blockade runner ''Fair Play'' 12 March 1862, schooner ''Dixie'' 15 April 1862, and schooner ''Mary Stewart'' 3 June. Nine days later she took schooner ''Seabrook'' off Alligator Creek. On 1 July she took possession of four rice-laden lighters up the Waccamaw River.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Gem of the Sea (1861)」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|