![]() ![]() Brooklyn was active in Caribbean operations until the start of the American Civil War at which time she became an active participant in the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. USS Brooklyn (1858) was a sloop-of-war authorized by the U.S. The Union Navy acquired the schooner from the prize court and outfitted the vessel for blockade duty. The USS Beauregard began the war as a Confederate privateer. The first USS Bainbridge was a brig in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a ship's tender in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. USS Albemarle (1863) was a screw steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the Union Navy in the Union blockade of the rivers and other waterways of the Confederate States of America. ![]() She was a powerful ship of approximately 1,000 long tons (1,000 t), with powerful rifled guns and a very fast speed of 11 kn (13 mph 20 km/h). USS Agawam (1863) was a double-ended, side-wheel gunboat of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. ![]()
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