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USS Don
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Screw Steamer
Laid down, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Confederate blockade runner Don, an iron, twin-screw, two-stacked steamer and running mate of Hansa, both
were blockade-runners operated and partly owned by the State of North Carolina and are generally considered to have been public vessels for all practical purposes.
Don with a cargo of Army uniforms, blankets and shoes picked up at Nassau, fell victim to USS Pequot, 4 March 1864, on her third attempt to
run into Wilmington, N.C.
Taken to the Boston prize court, purchased by the US Navy in April 1864
Commissioned USS Don in April, assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Decommissioned, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
She sold to commercial interests, 28 August 1868
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 390 t.
Length 162'
Beam 23'
Depth of Hull 12'3"
Draft 6'
Speed 10-14 kts
Complement 43
Armament unknown
Propulsion Steam
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USS Don
Dictionary of American Naval Fight Ships (DANFS)
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Last Updated 5 November 2021