USS Clover (1863)
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USS Clover (1863) was a steam operated gunboat 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.
Clover, a steam tug, was purchased as Daisy on 11 November 1863 from Winsor and Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
; outfitted at Philadelphia Navy Yard; and commissioned there on 28 November 1863, Acting Ensign J. M. Smiley in command.
. She was employed on picket duty guarding the monitors, and on tug and dispatch service until the end of the war.
On 26 January 1865 she captured the schooner
Coquette and brought her into Port Royal, South Carolina
. After the war, she joined in dragging for torpedoes (mines) off Charleston, South Carolina
.
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...
during 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...
. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy
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...
to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Clover, a steam tug, was purchased as Daisy on 11 November 1863 from Winsor and Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
; outfitted at Philadelphia Navy Yard; and commissioned there on 28 November 1863, Acting Ensign J. M. Smiley in command.
Service with the South Atlantic Blockade
Clover sailed on 1 December 1863 to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Beaufort, South CarolinaBeaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston. The city's population was 12,361 in the 2010 census. It is located in the Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan...
. She was employed on picket duty guarding the monitors, and on tug and dispatch service until the end of the war.
On 26 January 1865 she captured the 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....
Coquette and brought her into Port Royal, South Carolina
Port Royal, South Carolina
Port Royal is a town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Largely because of annexation of surrounding areas , the population of Port Royal rose from 3,950 in 2000 to 10,678 in 2010, a 170% increase. As defined by the U.S...
. After the war, she joined in dragging for torpedoes (mines) off Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
.