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USS ''Morning Light'' (1853) was a sailing ship 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. ''Morning Light'', an 8 gun ship, was built in 1853 by William Cramp and Sons in the Kensington section of Philadelphia; launched 15 August 1853; purchased by the Navy 2 September 1861 at New York City; and commissioned 21 November 1861 at New York Navy Yard, Acting Volunteer Lt. Henry T. Moore in command. After fitting out for combat, ''Morning Light'' sailed from New York to cruise the lower U.S. East Coast in search of Confederate privateers and blockade runners. ''Morning Light'' returned to New York, arriving 28 February 1862. == Assigned to the West Gulf Blockade == Assigned to Flag Officer David G. Farragut’s West Gulf Blockading Squadron, ''Morning Light'' departed New York in March with provisions for ships in the Mississippi Sound area. On 15 April Farragut ordered her to remain with bark off Ship Island, Mississippi, as protection for the Army command of Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler which provided occupation troops for New Orleans, Louisiana, after Farragut’s fleet captured the city 25 April. By 27 May ''Morning Light'' was off Pensacola, Florida, performing blockade duties with sloop . On 19 June sloop , temporary tender for ''Morning Light'', intercepted sloop ''Ventura'', loaded with foodstuff for New Orleans, off Grant’s Pass, Mobile Bay, Alabama. 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 Morning Light (1853)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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