USS Darlington was a captured Confederate steamer acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War. She was put into service by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.

The union steamer "Darlington" attacked while passing White Bluff, near Sapello Sound, Fla.
History
United States
NameConfederate steamship Darlington
Laid downdate unknown
Launcheddate unknown
Acquired1862
In service1862
Out of service1862
Stricken1862 (est.)
Captured
  • by Union Forces
  • 3 March 1862
FateTransferred to the Union Army, September 1862
General characteristics
Displacement300 tons
Lengthnot known
Beamnot known
Draughtnot known
Propulsion
Speednot known
Complement23
Armamentone howitzer
Gunboat CSS Darlington.

Captured steamer converted to Union Navy use

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Darlington, a Confederate 300 ton steamer, was captured by boats from USS Pawnee in Cumberland Sound, Florida, 3 March 1862, with a cargo of army wagons, ammunition, and camp equipment on board.

East Coast operations

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She was taken over and, with a crew of 23 and one howitzer as armament, USS Darlington was employed by the Union Navy for use in the waters off Fernandina, Florida, and Port Royal, South Carolina, with Acting Master J. W. Godfrey in command.

Darlington assisted the boats of the side-wheel steamer USS Ellen and the USS Wabash in raising the yacht USS America in St. Johns River, Florida, from 18 to 25 March 1862.

 
United States Army Transport Darlington.

Transfer to the Union Army

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She was transferred to the Union Army for use as a transport in September 1862.

See also

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References

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  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.