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USS Morse

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Sidewheel Gunboat:

Built as the wooden sidewheel ferryboat Marion in 1861 at New York

Purchased by the Navy at New York, 7 November 1861

Commissioned USS Morse, 9 November 1861, Acting Master Peter Hays in command

During the Civil War USS Morse was assigned to North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in Hampton Roads

Participated in the capture of Roanoke Island, 7 and 8 February 1862

Participated in the capture of Elizabeth City, 10 February 1862

Participated in the capture of New Bern, N.C. 14 March 1862

Assigned to the James River Flotilla in July 1863

Participated in the capture of Fort Powhatan on the James River, 14 July 1863

Participated in the campaign on the Mattaponi River in March 1864

Participated in the efforts to take Fort Lowry on the Rappahannock River in March 1865

Decommissioned, 21 May 1865, at Washington Navy Yard

Sold at public auction, 20 July 1865, to East Boston Ferry Co.

Re-documented Lincoln, 12 December 1865

Final Disposition, abandoned in 1885

Specifications:
Displacement 514 t.
Length 143'
Beam 33'
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 8' 6"
Speed 9 kts
Complement 50
Armament two 9" guns
Propulsion steam

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	66k	USS Morse moored, date and location unknown		Bill Gonyo

USS Morse
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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