USS Sea Bird (1863)

USS Sea Bird (1863)

USS Sea Bird (1863) was a captured Confederate schooner acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War.

She was put into service as a gunboat by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.

Read more about USS Sea Bird (1863):  Captured By The Union Navy, End-of-war Decommissioning and Sale, See Also

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