James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers, Appendix A.

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Appendix A.

Vessels of the United States Navy, March 4, 1861.

In commission.

No. of vessels.	Class.	Name.	Station.
2	Sailing-frigates	Congress	Coast of Brazil.
2	Sailing-frigates	Sabine	Home Squadron (Pensacola).
11	Sailing-sloops	Cumberland	Home Squadron (returning from Vera Cruz).
		Constellation	Coast of Africa.
		Macedonian	Home Squadron (Vera Cruz).
		Portsmouth	Coast of Africa.
		St. Mary's	Pacific.
		Saratoga	Coast of Africa.
		John Adams	East Indies.
		Vandalia	East Indies.
		St. Louis	Home Squadron (Pensacola).
		Cyane	Pacific.
		Levant.	Pacific.
3	Store-ships(sails)	Relief	Coast of Africa.
		Release	New York.
		Supply	New York.
1	Screw frigate	Niagara	Returning from Japan.
5	Screw-sloops (1st class).	San Jacinto	Coast of Africa.
		Lancaster	Pacific.
		Brooklyn	Home Squadron (Pensacola).
		Hartford	East Indies.
		Richmond	Mediterranean.
3	Side wheel steamers.	Susquehauna	Mediterranean.
		Powhatan	Home Squadron (returning from Vera Cruz).
		Saranac	Pacific.
8	Screw-sloops (2d class)	Mohican	Coast of Africa.
		Narragansett	Pacific.
		Iroquois	Mediterranean.
		Pawnee	Washington.
		Wyoming	Pacific.
		Dacotah	East Indies.
		Pocahontas	Home Squadron (returning from Vera Cruz).
		Seminole	Coast of Brazil.
5	Screw-steamers (3d class).	Wyandotte	Home Squadron (Pensacola).
		Mohawk	New York.
		Crusader	New York.
		Sumter	Coast of Africa.
		Mystic	Coast of Africa.
3	Side-wheel steamers	Michigan	Lake Erie.
		Pulaski	Coast of Brazil.
		Saginaw	East Indies.
1	Steam-tender	Anacostia	Washington.
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Available, but not in commission.

No. of vessels.	Class.	Name.	Station.
1	Ship-of-the-line	Vermont	Boston.
5	Sailing-frigates	Potomac	New York.
		Brandywine	New York.
		St. Lawrence	Philadelphia.
		Raritan	Norfolk.
		Santee	Kittery.
9	Sailing-sloops	Savannah	New York.
		Plymouth	Norfolk.
		Jamestown	Philadelphia
		Germantown	Norfolk.
		Vincennes	Boston.
		Decatur	San Francisco.
		Marion	Portsmouth, N. H.
		Dale	Portsmouth, N. H.
		Preble	Boston.
3	Brigs	Bainbridge	Boston .
		Perry	New York.
		Dolphin	Norfolk.
5	Screw-frigates	Roanoke	New York.
		Colorado	Boston.
		Merrimac	Norfolk.
		Minnesota	Boston.
		Wabash	New York.
1	Screw — sloop (1st class)	Pensacola	Norfolk.
1	Side-wheel steamer	Mississippi	Boston.
1	Side-wheel steamer (3d class.)	Water Witch	Philadelphia.
1	Steam-tender	John Hancock	San Francisco.
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9	Ships-of-the-line	Pennsylvania	Receiving ship, Norfolk.
		Columbus	In ordinary, Norfolk.
		Ohio	Receiving ship, Boston,
		North Carolina.	Receiving ship, New York.
		Delaware	In ordinary, Norfolk.
		New Orleans	On the stocks, Sackett's Harbor.
		Alabama	On the stocks, Kittery.
		Virginia	On the stocks, Boston.
		New York	On the stocks, Norfolk.
3	Sailing-frigates	Constitution	Practice ship, Annapolis.
		United States	In ordinary, Norfolk.
		Columbia	In ordinary, Norfolk.
4	Permanent store and receiving vessels (steam).	Independence	Mare Island, California.
		Fredonia	Valparaiso.
		Falmouth	Aspinwall.
		Warren	Panama.
2	Permanent store and receiving vessels (steams)	Alleghany	Baltimore.
2	Permanent store and receiving vessels (steams)	Princeton	Philadelphia.
1	Screw-frigate	Franklin	On the stocks, Kittery.
1	Side-wheel vessel	Fulton	In ordinary, Pensacola.
1	Floating battery (steam).	Stevens	Unfinished, Hoboken.
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Summary.

Class.	In commission.	Available, but not in commission.	Unserviceable.	Total.
Sailing-vessels:
Ships-of-the-line		1	9	10
Frigates	2	5	3	10
Sloops	11	9		20
Brigs		3		3
Store-ships	3		4	7
	———	———	———	———
Total	16	18	16	50
	———	———	———	———
Steamers:
Screw-frigates	1	5	1	7
Screw-sloops, 1st class	5	1		6
Side-wheel steamers, 1st class.	3	1		4
Screw-sloops, 2d class	8			8
Side-wheel steamers, 2d class.			1	1
Screw steamers, 3d class	5			5
Side-wheel steamers, 3d class.	3	1		4
Tenders	1	1		2
Permanent store-ships			2	2
Floating battery			1	1
	———	———	———	———
Total	26	9	5	40
	———	———	———	———
Total sail and steam	42	27	21	90

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James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers
Clement Anselm Evans, Ed.

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Appendix A.

Vessels of the United States Navy, March 4, 1861.

In commission.

Available, but not in commission.

Unserviceable

Summary.

James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers Clement Anselm Evans, Ed.

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Appendix A.

Vessels of the United States Navy, March 4, 1861.

In commission.

Available, but not in commission.

Unserviceable

Summary.

James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers
Clement Anselm Evans, Ed.