Summary
USS Susan Ann Howard was a schooner requisitioned from the prize court by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.
| History | |
|---|---|
  United States | |
| Name | Susan Ann Howard |
| Acquired | 19 May 1863 |
| In service | circa 5 June 1864 |
| Fate | Sold, 15 September 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Depth of hold | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Propulsion | schooner sail |
Susan Ann Howard was used by the Union Navy for a number of minor roles: storeship, ammunition ship, and collier. She did not remain in service long.
Service history edit
Few facts exist concerning Susan Ann Howard, a center-board schooner purchased by the Union Navy from the New York City Prize Court on 19 May 1863. Usually referred to as Susan A. Howard, the ship was listed on 5 June 1864 as one of a group of schooners serving on the sounds of North Carolina, presumably at New Bern, North Carolina, as ordnance and store vessels. On 7 July, she was at New Bern serving as an ordnance boat. On 7 September, she was listed as a hulk and serving as a coal schooner. On 30 August, the schooner was ordered to Washington, D.C.; and Susan Ann Howard was sold at the Washington Navy Yard on 15 September to H. F. Hammil.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.