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USS Hartford, a sloop-of-war steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. Hartford served in several prominent campaigns in the American Civil War as the flagship of David G. Farragut, most notably the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.
USS Growler (1812 sloop) USS Hamilton (1812), foundered 8 August 1813, 42 killed; USS Hornet (1775), captured 27 April 1777; USS Hornet (1805 sloop) USS Hornet (1805 brig), foundered with the loss of all hands 10 September 1829; USS Independence (1776 sloop), wrecked 24 April 1778; USS Jamestown (1844) USS Julia (1863)
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Hartford, named in honor of Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. USS Hartford (1858), was a sloop-of-war, commissioned in 1859 and finally disposed of in 1957. USS Hartford (SSN-768), is a Los Angeles-class submarine, commissioned in 1994 and currently in service.
USS Hartford (1858) USS Hornet (1805 sloop) USS Housatonic (1861) I. USS Idaho (1864) USS Independence (1776 sloop) USS Iroquois (1859) J. USS Jamestown (1844) USS ...
1844: USS Plymouth (22-gun sloop of war) [8] Perry Expedition; 1848: USS Vermont (74-gun ship of the line) [9] American Civil War; 1858: USS Hartford (22-gun sloop of war) [10] Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip; Battle of Mobile Bay; 1859: USS Narragansett (5-gun sloop of war) [11] American Civil War
He commanded the sloop-of-war USS Hartford, flagship of the Asiatic Squadron, from 1873 to 1874 and was in command of the entire Asiatic Squadron from 12 January 1874 to 29 May 1874. He then took command of the sloop-of-war USS Richmond, flagship of the South Pacific Squadron, in August 1874. [10] [11] [12]
USS Hartford and USS Franklin [ edit ] Folger served aboard the flagship of the Asiatic Squadron , the sloop-of-war USS Hartford , from 25 July 1865 to 6 August 1868, [ iii ] and while aboard was commissioned as an ensign on 1 November 1866 and promoted to master on 1 December 1866 and to lieutenant on 12 March 1868.
Heavy cannons were transferred to the position, but before those guns could arrive, a skirmish occurred on March 19, between the Confederate defenders and two Union Navy ships: the sloop-of-war USS Hartford and the schooner USS Albatross.