USS Hartford

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USS Hartford was a prominent Union Navy screw sloop-of-war that served as Admiral David Farragut’s flagship in several major Civil War naval engagements, including the Battle of Mobile Bay.

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instanceOf Union Navy ship
United States Navy warship
screw sloop-of-war
steam sloop-of-war
armament broadside guns
associatedWith Union blockade of the Confederacy
“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”
awarded Civil War campaign honors
builder Boston Navy Yard
commissioned 1859
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
crewType sailors and marines
decommissioned 1926
era 19th century
fate hulk broken up
sunk at moorings
flagshipOf Admiral David Farragut
heritageStatus considered a famous Civil War warship
hullMaterial wood
launched 1858
locationOfConstruction Boston, Massachusetts
namedAfter Hartford, Connecticut
linked to: Hartford
navalTactic led column in battle line at Mobile Bay
notableCommander David Farragut
notableEvent led Union fleet past Forts Jackson and St. Philip
present at surrender of New Orleans
served as Farragut’s flagship at the Battle of Mobile Bay
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
Battle of Mobile Bay
Battle of Vicksburg
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg

Capture of New Orleans
Siege of Port Hudson
propulsion sail
steam engine
rigging full-rigged ship
role blockade duty ship
fleet flagship
serviceBranch Union Navy
theater West Gulf Blockading Squadron
Western Gulf Blockading Squadron
usedFor blockade enforcement
bombardment of shore fortifications
coastal operations
riverine operations

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Union Navy notableShip USS Hartford
Battle of Mobile Bay involvedShip USS Hartford
Henry A. Walke shipCommanded USS Hartford
Henry A. Walke commanded USS Hartford
subject linked to: Commodore Henry A. Walke