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USS A. J. View (1861)
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USS A. J. View (1861) — a Confederate States of America
schooner
— was captured during the beginning of the American Civil War
by the Union Navy
.
A. J. View was outfitted as a collier
, supplying coal to Union ships with steam engines. Her record of activity is sparse.
, the Union screw steamer USS R. R. Cuyler
, Commander, C. H. B. Caldwell, fell in with and seized A. J. View (along with steamer CSS Henry Lewis) off Pascagoula, Mississippi
, as that Biloxi, Mississippi
schooner attempted to slip out to sea.
The prize's cargo was unloaded at Ship Island, Mississippi, and the schooner herself may have been used for sometime thereafter by the Gulf Blockading Squadron.
at New York City
and was sold to the Navy on 28 July 1863 — almost two years after she had been captured.
She was used as a coal hulk, but no record of the place or places where she performed this service has been found.
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...
schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
— was captured during the beginning of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
by the Union Navy
Union Navy
The Union Navy is the label applied to the United States Navy during the American Civil War, to contrast it from its direct opponent, the Confederate States Navy...
.
A. J. View was outfitted as a collier
Collier (ship type)
Collier is a historical term used to describe a bulk cargo ship designed to carry coal, especially for naval use by coal-fired warships. In the late 18th century a number of wooden-hulled sailing colliers gained fame after being adapted for use in voyages of exploration in the South Pacific, for...
, supplying coal to Union ships with steam engines. Her record of activity is sparse.
Capture by Union forces
Early in the afternoon of 28 November 1861, while cruising in Mississippi SoundMississippi Sound
The Mississippi Sound is a sound along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It runs east-west along the southern coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, from Waveland, Mississippi, to the Dauphin Island Bridge, a distance of about 145 kilometers...
, the Union screw steamer USS R. R. Cuyler
USS R. R. Cuyler (1860)
USS R. R. Cuyler was a steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was outfitted by the Union Navy as a gunboat and was assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America....
, Commander, C. H. B. Caldwell, fell in with and seized A. J. View (along with steamer CSS Henry Lewis) off Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census...
, as that Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
schooner attempted to slip out to sea.
The prize's cargo was unloaded at Ship Island, Mississippi, and the schooner herself may have been used for sometime thereafter by the Gulf Blockading Squadron.
Civil War service
At some later date, after she had sailed north for adjudication, A. J. View was finally condemned by the admiralty courtPrize court
A prize court is a court authorized to consider whether or not a ship has been lawfully captured or seized in time of war or under the terms of the seizing ship's letters of marque and reprisal...
at New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and was sold to the Navy on 28 July 1863 — almost two years after she had been captured.
She was used as a coal hulk, but no record of the place or places where she performed this service has been found.