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Isilda
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Civil War Medal
Schooner:
Isilda, sometimes spelled Ezilda, was a Confederate blockade running schooner
Captured and claimed as a prize by USS South Carolina, 30 September 1861
Isilda was initally fitted out as a tender for South Carolina in the Gulf Blockading Squadron
Reassigned to blockade duty off the west coast of Florida, 24 April 1862, Isilda, forced a blockade runner aground, where she was destroyed by explosion
On 10 June she captured steamer Havana, in Deadman's Bay, FL., and forced her crew to put her to the torch to prevent capture
On 24 March 1863, with USS Wanderer, she chased Ranger, enabling USS Fort Henry
to take the sloop off Crystal River, FL.
Isilda arrived, 11 June 1863, at Key West for repairs but was found too badly battered for economical repair, she was condemned, stripped, and sold at public
auction
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 8'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament one 24-pdr
Propulsion sail
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Isilda
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