USS Diana (1862)

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CSS Diana (later, USS Diana)
History
United States
Laid downdate unknown
Launcheddate unknown
In serviceNovember 1862
Out of service28 March 1863
Stricken1863 (est.)
Captured
Faterecaptured by Confederate forces, 28 March 1863
General characteristics
Displacementnot known
Lengthnot known
Beamnot known
Draughtnot known
Propulsion
Speednot known
Complementnot known
Armamentnot known

USS Diana (1862) was a captured Confederate steamer acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War. She was put into service by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Unfortunately for the Union Navy, she was again recaptured by the Confederate Navy.

Captured by the Union Navy and turned over to the Union Army[]

Diana, a side wheel merchant steamer, was captured by the Union Navy 27 April 1862 at New Orleans, Louisiana, and turned over on 7 May to General B. Butler, the Union Army commander of that area. She was employed by the Union Army mainly as a transport until November 1862 when she was returned for naval service, Acting Master Weeks in command.

Diana’s short career with the Union Navy[]

During her short naval career she assisted in the capture of two cargo vessels with sugar and molasses on board on 6 December 1862, and took part in an attack on the Confederate forces in Bayou Teche, Louisiana, and the destruction of CSS J. A. Cotton 14 January 1863.

Captured by Confederates[]

Diana served with other ships of the Navy and detachments of the Army in , until 28 March 1863 when she was captured by the Confederates while on a reconnaissance in Grand Lake and Atchafalaya River in Louisiana.

References[]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entries can be found Confederate service here and Union service here.

See also[]

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