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Thunder
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Sloop
Built, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Blockade runner, Annie Dees, was captured by Union screw gunboat USS Seneca off Charleston, S.C., 20 November 1862
Purchased by the Navy from the New York Prize Court, 9 December 1863.
Renamed Thunder, the sloop joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron for use as a tender
During October 1864, she operated off Wassaw Sound, GA., returning to Port Royal, S.C., in November for repairs
Thunder serviced blockade vessels off the Savannah River, GA., in January and February 1865, spending most of the remaining months of the war on duty
off Tybee Island, S.C.
Thunder was placed out of service and sold at Port Royal, 8 August 1865 to John Smith
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
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Propulsion sail
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Thunder
Dictionary of American Navy Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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Last Updated 13 August 2021