Summary
USS Charles Phelps was a ship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as an auxiliary support vessel, delivering coal to Union steamers blockading Confederate ports.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Launched | 1848 |
| Acquired | 24 June 1861 |
| Commissioned | 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 25 October 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 363 tons |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Complement | 23 |
| Armament | one 32-pounder smoothbore gun |
Service history edit
Charles Phelps was built in 1848 at New London, Connecticut, as a whaler; purchased at New Bedford, Massachusetts, 24 June 1861; and commissioned later in the year, Acting Master W. F. North in command. Assigned as a coal supply ship for the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Charles Phelps served in Hampton Roads, Virginia, throughout the Civil War, resupplying ships enforcing the Union blockade in the area. Charles Phelps was sold at New York City 25 October 1865.
References edit
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.