USS Potomac (1861)
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The second USS Potomac was an old whaler
, purchased 1 November 1861. She was a part of the "Stone Fleet
", a group of ships used to block the entrances to Confederate
harbors, and was sunk for this purpose 9 January 1862.
See USS Potomac
for other ships of this name.
Whaler
A whaler is a specialized ship, designed for whaling, the catching and/or processing of whales. The former included the whale catcher, a steam or diesel-driven vessel with a harpoon gun mounted at its bows. The latter included such vessels as the sail or steam-driven whaleship of the 16th to early...
, purchased 1 November 1861. She was a part of the "Stone Fleet
Stone Fleet
The Stone Fleet consisted of a fleet of aging ships purchased in New Bedford and other New England ports, loaded with stone, and sailed south during the American Civil War by the Union Navy for use as Blockships...
", a group of ships used to block the entrances to Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
harbors, and was sunk for this purpose 9 January 1862.
See USS Potomac
USS Potomac
USS Potomac or USNS Potomac may refer to one of these United States Navy ships:, a frigate in commission from 1831 to 1877, a whaler purchased in 1861 and sunk as part of the "Stone Fleet" in 1862, a tug in commission from 1898 to 1922, a presidential yacht in service from 1936 to 1945, an oiler in...
for other ships of this name.