USS Maratanza was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable...
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CSS Teaser (redirect from USS Teaser (1861))
and service "torpedoes" (mines) in the James River. While engaging USS Maratanza at Haxall's on the James on July 4, 1862, a Union shell blew up Teaser's...
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indispensable to commence with." Stevens previously served as commander of USS Maratanza. In the actual engravings the men's names are inscribed below those...
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Tugboat CSS Teaser is captured by USS Maratanza....
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(SS-376) USS Maple (1893, YN-20) USS Maquinna (YT-225/YTB-225) USS Maquoketa (AOG-51/T-AOG-51) USS Marabout (AMc-50) USS Maratanza (1861, IX-200) USS Marathon...
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Cruising there until 15 August 1863, she captured two prizes, and assisted Maratanza in taking another. After repairs at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Chocura...
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Housatonic 1861: USS Maratanza (side-wheel steam gunboat) Peninsula Campaign; First Battle of Fort Fisher; Second Battle of Fort Fisher 1862: USS Canandaigua (6-gun...
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Midshipman. He served in the Mexican–American War on the 6-gun storeship USS Southampton. Webb departed from Norfolk, Virginia on February 7, 1847, traveling...
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Benjamin H. Porter USS Maratanza – Lcdr. George Young USS Moccasin – Ens. James Brown USS Montgomery – Lt. Edward H. Faucon USS Nansemond USS R. R. Cuyler –...
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by the Confederate States Navy. Her capture on 4 July by the steamer USS Maratanza ends Confederate naval balloon operations. 5 September – Aeronaut Henry...
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transferred to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and to the command of Maratanza. He commanded her in operations supporting General George McClellan's...
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USS Wissahickon (1861) USS Cimarron (1862) USS Conemaugh (1862) USS Genesee (1862) USS Mahaska (1861) USS Maratanza (1862) USS Miami (1861) USS Octorara (1861) USS Paul...
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the first balloon could be used, it was captured by the crew of the USS Maratanza during transportation on the James River. A second balloon was put into...
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the new gunboat USS Maratanza when she was commissioned on 12 April 1862. Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Maratanza immediately went...
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set out from the New York Navy Yard with three vessels, USS Thomas Freeborn, USS Reliance, and USS Resolute. He arrived at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington...
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Sands USS Iosco: Cmdr. John Guest USS Maratanza: Lcdr. George Young USS Montgomery: Lt. Thomas C. Dunn USS Monticello: Lcdr. William B. Cushing USS Osceola:...
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Mackinaw USS Malvern USS Maratanza USS Maumee USS Moccasin USS Montauk USS Nansemond USS Nyack USS Osceola USS Pawtuxet USS Pequot USS Pontoosuc USS Republic...
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on the blockaders could see her drifting seaward. A boat's crew from Maratanza boarded the prize, anchored her in safe water, and – with men from Aries...
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sidewheel paddle steamer USS Maratanza ( United States Navy) rescued her crew and set her on fire. Maratanza and the sloop-of-war USS Sacramento ( United States...
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Cohasset (IX-198), ex-LST-129 Barcleo (IX-199), ex-AMb-17, ex-YP-375 Maratanza (IX-200), ex-YP-448 Sterling (IX-201), ex-YP-449 Liberator (IX-202), ex-AMc-87...
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