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USS ''Racer'' (1861) was a ''schooner'' acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.〔 pp. 188〕 She was used for various purposes, but, especially for bombardment because of her large 13-inch mortar that could fire up and over tall riverbanks. ''Racer'' was purchased for $7500 by the Navy at New York City 29 August 1861; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard 21 January, Acting Master Alvin Phinney in command. Originally fitted out for blockade duty, the schooner first carried four 32-pounders, but, before she commissioned, she was selected for service in Comdr. David D. Porter's mortar flotilla, and two of her cannon were removed to make room for a 13-inch mortar and two 12-pounder rifles. == Sent south to the Mississippi delta == Towed by tugs ''Burlech'' and ''T. Carey'', schooners ''Racer'', , and departed New York Harbor 23 January 1862 and proceeded via Key West, Florida, to the Gulf of Mexico. They reached Ship Island, Mississippi, on 13 March and 5 days later entered the Mississippi River over the bar at Pass a l'Outre. Flag Officer David G. Farragut, the commander of the Union expedition against New Orleans, Louisiana, kept his smaller ships busy during the following weeks with training and preparations for the coming attack, while he labored to get his deep draft steamers over the bar and into the 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 Racer (1861)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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