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!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|USS ''Kearsarge''
|-
!align ="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Career
!align ="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|[[Image:34 star jack.png|48px|United States Navy Jack]]
|-
|-
| Launched:
| 11 September 1861
|-
| Commissioned:
| 24 January 1862
|-
| Fate:
| wrecked, 2 February 1894
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| Specifications
|-
| Displacement:
| 1,550 tons
|-
| Length:
| 201 ft 4 in
|-
| Beam:
| 33 ft 10 in
|-
| Draft:
| 14 ft 10 in
|-
| Speed:
| 11 knots
|-
| Complement:
| 163 officers and men
|-
| Armament:
| Two 11-inch Dahlgren smoothbores; four 32-pound rifled guns; one 30-pound rifled gun
|}
[[Image:H61669.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Officers pose onboard USS ''Kearsarge'' while in Cherbourg, France, June 1864, soon after her victory over CSS ''Alabama''. ''Kearsarge's'' commanding officer, John A. Winslow, stands third from left.]]
'''USS ''Kearsarge''''' was a steam-powered sloop-of-war in the service of the [[United States Navy]], notable for her battle with the legendary [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] raider [[CSS Alabama|CSS ''Alabama'']] during the [[American Civil War]].
The first ''Kearsarge'' was launched 11 September 1861 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.; sponsored by Mrs. McFarland, wife of the editor of the Concord ''Statement''; and commissioned 24 January 1862, Captain Charles W. Pickering in command.
''Kearsarge'' departed Portsmouth 5 February 1862 for the coast of Spain; thence sailed to Gibraltar to join the blockade of Confederate raider Sumter, forcing her abandonment in December. But her commanding captain, Raphael Semmes, soon commissioned Confederate raider ''Alabama'' on the high seas off the Azores.
''Kearsarge'' prepared for her fight with ''Alabama'' at Cadiz (November 1862-March 1863), then searched for the raider from along the coast of Northern Europe to the Canaries, Madeira, and the Western Islands Arriving at Cherbourg, France. 14 June 1864, she found ''Alabama'' in port and took up patrol at the harbor's entrance to await Semmes' next move.
On 19 June, ''Alabama'' stood out of Cherbourg Harbor for her last action. Careful of French neutrality, ''Kearsarge's'' new commanding officer, Captain John A. Winslow, took the sloop-of-war well clear of territorial waters, then turned to meet the Confederate cruiser.
''Alabama'' opened fire first while ''Kearsarge'' held her reply until she had closed to less than 1,000 yards. Steaming on opposite courses, the ships moved around a circle as each commander tried to cross his opponent's bow to deliver deadly raking fire. The battle quickly turned against ''Alabama'', for the quality of her long-stored powder and shells had deteriorated. ''Kearsarge'', on the other hand, had been given added protection by chain cable triced in tiers along her sides abreast vital spaces. One hour after she fired her first salvo, ''Alabama'' had been reduced to a sinking wreck. Semmes struck his colors and sent a boat to ''Kearsarge'' with a message of surrender and an appeal for help. ''Kearsarge'' rescued the majority of ''Alabama's'' survivors; but Semmes and 41 others were picked up by British yacht ''Deerhound'' and escaped in her to England.
''Kearsarge'' steamed along the French coast in an unsuccessful search for [[CSS Florida|CSS ''Florida'']], thence proceeded to the Caribbean before turning northward for Boston where she decommissioned 26 November 1864 for repairs. She recommissioned 1 April 1865 and sailed on the 14th for the coast of [[Spain]] in an attempt to intercept Stonewall; but the Confederate ram eluded Federal ships and surrendered to Spanish authorities at Havana, [[Cuba]], 19 May. After cruising the Mediterranean and the English Channel south to Monrovia, [[Liberia]], ''Kearsarge'' decommissioned 14 August 1866 in the Boston Navy Yard.
''Kearsarge'' recommissioned 16 January 1868 and sailed 12 February to serve in the South Pacific operating out of Valparaiso, [[Chile]]. On 22 August she landed provisions for destitute earthquake victims at Africa, Peru. She continued to watch over American commercial interests along the coast of [[South America]] until 17 April 1869. Then she sailed to watch over American interests among the Marquesas, Society, Navigators (Samoa), and Fiji Islands. She also called at the ports of New South Wales and [[New Zealand]] before returning to Calao, [[Peru]], 31 October 1869. She resumed duties on the South Pacific Station until 21 July 1870, then cruised to the Hawaiian Islands before decommissioning in the Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., 11 October 1870.
''Kearsarge'' recommissioned 8 December 1873 and departed 4 March 1874 for Yokohama, [[Japan]], arriving 11 May. She cruised on Asiatic Station for 3 years, protecting American citizens and commerce in [[China]], Japan, and the [[Philippines]]. From 4 September to 16 December 1874, she carried Professor Hall's scientific party from Nagasaki, Japan, to Vladivostok, [[Russia]], to observe the transit of Venus. She departed Nagasaki 3 September 1877 and returned to Boston 30 December via the Suez Canal and Mediterranean ports. She decommissioned at Portsmouth, N.H., 15 January 1878.
''Kearsarge'' recommissioned 15 May 1879 for 4 years of duty in the North Atlantic ranging from Newfoundland to the Caribbean Sea and the coast of Panama. She departed New York 21 August 1883 to cruise for 3 years in Mediterranean, Northern European waters, and along the coast of [[Africa]]. She returned to Portsmouth, N.H., 12 November and decommissioned in the Portsmouth Navy Yard 1 December 1886.
''Kearsarge'' recommissioned 2 November 1888 and largely spent her remaining years protecting American interests in the West Indies, off [[Venezuela]], and along the Central Americas. She departed Haiti 30 January 1894 for Blue-fields, [[Nicaragua]], but was wrecked on Roncador Reef off [[Central America]] 2 February 1894. Her officers and crew safely made it ashore.
Congress appropriated $45,000 to raise ''Kearsarge'' and tow her home; but a salvage team of the Boston Towboat Co. found that she could not be raised. ''Kearsarge'' was struck from the Naval Registry in 1894.
''Text for this article came from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, a work in the public domain.''
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[[Category:American Civil War]][[Category:United States Navy]]
|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:H52023.jpg|300px]]
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!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|USS ''Kearsarge''
|-
!align ="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Career
!align ="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|[[Image:34 star jack.png|48px|United States Navy Jack]]
|-
|-
| Launched:
| 11 September 1861
|-
| Commissioned:
| 24 January 1862
|-
| Fate:
| wrecked, 2 February 1894
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| Specifications
|-
| Displacement:
| 1,550 tons
|-
| Length:
| 201 ft 4 in
|-
| Beam:
| 33 ft 10 in
|-
| Draft:
| 14 ft 10 in
|-
| Speed:
| 11 knots
|-
| Complement:
| 163 officers and men
|-
| Armament:
| Two 11-inch Dahlgren smoothbores; four 32-pound rifled guns; one 30-pound rifled gun
|}
[[Image:H61669.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Officers pose onboard USS ''Kearsarge'' while in Cherbourg, France, June 1864, soon after her victory over CSS ''Alabama''. ''Kearsarge's'' commanding officer, John A. Winslow, stands third from left.]]
'''USS ''Kearsarge''''' was a steam-powered sloop-of-war in the service of the [[United States Navy]], notable for her battle with the legendary [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] raider [[CSS Alabama|CSS ''Alabama'']] during the [[American Civil War]].
The first ''Kearsarge'' was launched 11 September 1861 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.; sponsored by Mrs. McFarland, wife of the editor of the Concord ''Statement''; and commissioned 24 January 1862, Captain Charles W. Pickering in command.
''Kearsarge'' departed Portsmouth 5 February 1862 for the coast of Spain; thence sailed to Gibraltar to join the blockade of Confederate raider Sumter, forcing her abandonment in December. But her commanding captain, Raphael Semmes, soon commissioned Confederate raider ''Alabama'' on the high seas off the Azores.
''Kearsarge'' prepared for her fight with ''Alabama'' at Cadiz (November 1862-March 1863), then searched for the raider from along the coast of Northern Europe to the Canaries, Madeira, and the Western Islands Arriving at Cherbourg, France. 14 June 1864, she found ''Alabama'' in port and took up patrol at the harbor's entrance to await Semmes' next move.
On 19 June, ''Alabama'' stood out of Cherbourg Harbor for her last action. Careful of French neutrality, ''Kearsarge's'' new commanding officer, Captain John A. Winslow, took the sloop-of-war well clear of territorial waters, then turned to meet the Confederate cruiser.
''Alabama'' opened fire first while ''Kearsarge'' held her reply until she had closed to less than 1,000 yards. Steaming on opposite courses, the ships moved around a circle as each commander tried to cross his opponent's bow to deliver deadly raking fire. The battle quickly turned against ''Alabama'', for the quality of her long-stored powder and shells had deteriorated. ''Kearsarge'', on the other hand, had been given added protection by chain cable triced in tiers along her sides abreast vital spaces. One hour after she fired her first salvo, ''Alabama'' had been reduced to a sinking wreck. Semmes struck his colors and sent a boat to ''Kearsarge'' with a message of surrender and an appeal for help. ''Kearsarge'' rescued the majority of ''Alabama's'' survivors; but Semmes and 41 others were picked up by British yacht ''Deerhound'' and escaped in her to England.
''Kearsarge'' steamed along the French coast in an unsuccessful search for [[CSS Florida|CSS ''Florida'']], thence proceeded to the Caribbean before turning northward for Boston where she decommissioned 26 November 1864 for repairs. She recommissioned 1 April 1865 and sailed on the 14th for the coast of [[Spain]] in an attempt to intercept Stonewall; but the Confederate ram eluded Federal ships and surrendered to Spanish authorities at Havana, [[Cuba]], 19 May. After cruising the Mediterranean and the English Channel south to Monrovia, [[Liberia]], ''Kearsarge'' decommissioned 14 August 1866 in the Boston Navy Yard.
''Kearsarge'' recommissioned 16 January 1868 and sailed 12 February to serve in the South Pacific operating out of Valparaiso, [[Chile]]. On 22 August she landed provisions for destitute earthquake victims at Africa, Peru. She continued to watch over American commercial interests along the coast of [[South America]] until 17 April 1869. Then she sailed to watch over American interests among the Marquesas, Society, Navigators (Samoa), and Fiji Islands. She also called at the ports of New South Wales and [[New Zealand]] before returning to Calao, [[Peru]], 31 October 1869. She resumed duties on the South Pacific Station until 21 July 1870, then cruised to the Hawaiian Islands before decommissioning in the Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., 11 October 1870.
''Kearsarge'' recommissioned 8 December 1873 and departed 4 March 1874 for Yokohama, [[Japan]], arriving 11 May. She cruised on Asiatic Station for 3 years, protecting American citizens and commerce in [[China]], Japan, and the [[Philippines]]. From 4 September to 16 December 1874, she carried Professor Hall's scientific party from Nagasaki, Japan, to Vladivostok, [[Russia]], to observe the transit of Venus. She departed Nagasaki 3 September 1877 and returned to Boston 30 December via the Suez Canal and Mediterranean ports. She decommissioned at Portsmouth, N.H., 15 January 1878.
''Kearsarge'' recommissioned 15 May 1879 for 4 years of duty in the North Atlantic ranging from Newfoundland to the Caribbean Sea and the coast of Panama. She departed New York 21 August 1883 to cruise for 3 years in Mediterranean, Northern European waters, and along the coast of [[Africa]]. She returned to Portsmouth, N.H., 12 November and decommissioned in the Portsmouth Navy Yard 1 December 1886.
''Kearsarge'' recommissioned 2 November 1888 and largely spent her remaining years protecting American interests in the West Indies, off [[Venezuela]], and along the Central Americas. She departed Haiti 30 January 1894 for Blue-fields, [[Nicaragua]], but was wrecked on Roncador Reef off [[Central America]] 2 February 1894. Her officers and crew safely made it ashore.
Congress appropriated $45,000 to raise ''Kearsarge'' and tow her home; but a salvage team of the Boston Towboat Co. found that she could not be raised. ''Kearsarge'' was struck from the Naval Registry in 1894.
''Text for this article came from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, a work in the public domain.''
{| style="width: 100%; background:transparent; border: 2px solid #000099;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"
!colspan=2 style="width: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: #000088; color: white; "|'''Copyright Details'''
|-
!style="background-color: #000088; color:white;"|License:
|style=" background-color: none;"| <small> Some content for this article is in the [[Public Domain]] in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code</small>
|-
!style=" background-color: #000088; color:white;"|Source:
|style="background-color: none;border-top: 2px solid black"| <small>File available from the {{{1|[[United States Federal Government]] [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/k2/kearsarge-i.htm]</small>}}}.
|}
[[Category:American Civil War]][[Category:United States Navy]]