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'''USS ''Hollyhock'' |
'''USS ''Hollyhock''''' was a [[steamship]] acquired by the [[Union Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. She was placed into service as a [[tugboat]] and as a [[ship’s tender]] and assigned to support the fleet blockading the ports of the [[Confederate States of America]]. |
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== Service history == |
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== Purchased as ''Reliance'' at New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1863 == |
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''Reliance'' was a sidewheel steamer purchased by Rear Admiral [[David Farragut]] at [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], 5 March 1863, to tow supplies upriver. |
''Reliance'' was a sidewheel steamer purchased by Rear Admiral [[David Farragut]] at [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], 5 March 1863, to tow supplies upriver. She was present below [[Port Hudson, Louisiana]], in early March as Farragut prepared for his gallant passage of the batteries 14 March, and was subsequently sent to [[Berwick Bay]], [[Louisiana]], to take part in the relentless pressure of the blockade which strangled the South. She was renamed ''Hollyhock'' in June or July 1863, and for nearly 2 years she served as a [[ship's tender]] and [[Storeship|supply ship]] based at New Orleans, Louisiana. On this vital service she plied the river from New Orleans to the mouth. |
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| ⚫ | ''Hollyhock'' did participate, however, in one of the most daring episodes of the war, the escape of the Confederate ram under Lt. Charles W. Read from the Red River. Read's ship, ''William. H. Webb'', ran the blockade of the mouth of the Red River 23 April, and sped toward New Orleans and the [[Gulf of Mexico]], eventually hoping to make [[Havana, Cuba]]. As ''William H. Webb'' passed New Orleans, all available ships including ''Hollyhock'' gave chase. The fleeing ''Webb'' finally encountered [[USS Richmond (1860)|''Richmond'']], sent upriver to stop her, and ran aground on the bank to avoid capture. ''Hollyhock'' continued to serve at New Orleans until she was sold there to Mr. P. Bennett 5 October 1865. |
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== Assigned to the Gulf Squadron == |
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She was present below [[Port Hudson, Louisiana]], in early March as Farragut prepared for his gallant passage of the batteries 14 March, and was subsequently sent to [[Berwick Bay]], [[Louisiana]], to take part in the relentless pressure of the blockade which strangled the South. |
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=== Renamed ''Hollyhock'' === |
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She was renamed ''Hollyhock'' in June or July 1863, and for nearly 2 years she served as a [[ship's tender]] and [[Storeship|supply ship]] based at New Orleans, Louisiana. On this vital service she plied the river from New Orleans to the mouth. |
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=== Chasing the Confederate ram ''William H. Webb'' === |
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| ⚫ | ''Hollyhock'' did participate, however, in one of the most daring episodes of the war, the escape of the Confederate ram under Lt. Charles W. Read from the Red River. Read's ship, ''William. H. Webb'', ran the blockade of the mouth of the Red River 23 April, and sped toward New Orleans and the [[Gulf of Mexico]], eventually hoping to make [[Havana, Cuba]]. |
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As ''William H. Webb'' passed New Orleans, all available ships including ''Hollyhock'' gave chase. The fleeing ''Webb'' finally encountered [[USS Richmond (1860)|''Richmond'']], sent upriver to stop her, and ran aground on the bank to avoid capture. |
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== Post-war deactivation and sale == |
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''Hollyhock'' continued to serve at New Orleans until she was sold there to Mr. P. Bennett 5 October 1865. |
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== References == |
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{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h7/hollyhock.htm}} |
{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h7/hollyhock.htm}} |
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== See also == |
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* [[United States Navy]] |
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* [[American Civil War]] |
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[[Category:Ships of the Union Navy]] |
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[[Category:Steamships of the United States Navy]] |
[[Category:Steamships of the United States Navy]] |
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[[Category:Tugs of the United States Navy]] |
[[Category:Tugs of the United States Navy]] |
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[[Category:Tenders of the United States Navy]] |
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[[Category:American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States]] |
[[Category:American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Stores ships of the United States Navy]] |
[[Category:Stores ships of the United States Navy]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 12 September 2022
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| Acquired | 5 March 1863 |
| Fate | Sold, 5 October 1865 |
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| Displacement | 352 tons |
| Length | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
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USS Hollyhock was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed into service as a tugboat and as a ship’s tender and assigned to support the fleet blockading the ports of the Confederate States of America.
Service history[edit]
Reliance was a sidewheel steamer purchased by Rear Admiral David Farragut at New Orleans, Louisiana, 5 March 1863, to tow supplies upriver. She was present below Port Hudson, Louisiana, in early March as Farragut prepared for his gallant passage of the batteries 14 March, and was subsequently sent to Berwick Bay, Louisiana, to take part in the relentless pressure of the blockade which strangled the South. She was renamed Hollyhock in June or July 1863, and for nearly 2 years she served as a ship's tender and supply ship based at New Orleans, Louisiana. On this vital service she plied the river from New Orleans to the mouth.
Hollyhock did participate, however, in one of the most daring episodes of the war, the escape of the Confederate ram under Lt. Charles W. Read from the Red River. Read's ship, William. H. Webb, ran the blockade of the mouth of the Red River 23 April, and sped toward New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, eventually hoping to make Havana, Cuba. As William H. Webb passed New Orleans, all available ships including Hollyhock gave chase. The fleeing Webb finally encountered Richmond, sent upriver to stop her, and ran aground on the bank to avoid capture. Hollyhock continued to serve at New Orleans until she was sold there to Mr. P. Bennett 5 October 1865.
References[edit]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.