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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Predicate Object
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 NERFINISHED
“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”
awarded Civil War campaign honors
builder Boston Navy Yard NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
heritageStatus considered a famous Civil War warship
hullMaterial wood
launched 1858
locationOfConstruction Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
namedAfter Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED
navalTactic led column in battle line at Mobile Bay
notableCommander David Farragut NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Battle of Mobile Bay NERFINISHED
Battle of Vicksburg NERFINISHED
Capture of New Orleans NERFINISHED
Siege of Port Hudson NERFINISHED
propulsion sail
steam engine
rigging full-rigged ship
role blockade duty ship
fleet flagship
serviceBranch Union Navy NERFINISHED
theater West Gulf Blockading Squadron NERFINISHED
Western Gulf Blockading Squadron NERFINISHED
usedFor blockade enforcement
bombardment of shore fortifications
coastal operations
riverine operations

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Battle of Mobile Bay involvedShip USS Hartford
Union Navy notableShip USS Hartford