USS Granite

The USS Granite was a sloop acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.

History
United States
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	date unknown
Acquired	19 January 1862
In service	19 January 1862
Out of service	29 June 1865
Stricken	1865 (est.)
Fate	Returned to the Lighthouse Board
General characteristics
Type	Sloop[1]
Displacement	75 tons
Length	not known
Beam	not known
Draught	not known
Propulsion	sail
Speed	varied
Complement	13[2]
Armament	one 32-pounder/57 gun[3] one 30-pounder gun

Acquired from the Lighthouse Board

Granite, wooden sailing sloop, was transferred from Lighthouse Board 19 January 1862,^[4] and assigned in North Atlantic Blockading Squadron to Sound of North Carolina in Goldsborough's Expedition to Roanoke Island, Acting Master's Mate Ephraim Boomer in command.

Capture of Roanoke Island, North Carolina

She participated in the capture of Confederate works on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, 7–8 February 1862.^[5] For the remainder of the Civil War, she operated in the sounds of North Carolina.

Decommissioning and return to the Lighthouse Board

Granite decommissioned at Washington 29 June 1865 and was returned to the Lighthouse Board.^[6]

Notes

1. Silverstone, Warships, p. 145.
2. Silverstone, Warships, p. 145.
3. Silverstone, Warships, p. 145.
4. DANFS
5. DANFS
6. Silverstone, Warships, p. 145.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

• Silverstone, Paul H. Warships of the Civil War Navies Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1989, ISBN 0-87021-783-6.