USS Flusser (1864)
| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Flusser |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Acquired: | 1864 |
| In service: | 1864 |
| Out of service: | 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Captured: | by Union Navy forces in 1864 |
| Fate: | sold, 23 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Unknown |
| Length: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Beam: | Unknown |
| Draft: | Unknown |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Speed: | Varied |
| Complement: | Unknown |
| Armament: | None indicated |
For other ships of the same name, see USS Flusser.
USS Flusser (1864) was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
She was used by the Union Navy as a storeship whose duty was to supply other Union Navy ships with coal, ammunition, and other necessary provisions.
Captured Confederate schooner used as Union Navy storeship
Flusser — a 66 ft (20 m) schooner captured from the Confederates in 1864 but never libeled as a prize — was used as a coal hulk and to carry ordnance and stores to ships in the North Carolina sounds.
Flusser was sold at Washington, D.C. on 23 September 1865.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.