USS Tenedos (1861)

USS Tenedos was a ship purchased 16 October 1861 for the Stone Fleet. She was a bark of 245 tons, 300 feet (91 m) long. Under the command of Master O. Sisson, she was sunk as an obstruction in the harbor of Charleston, SC on 19 or 20 December 1861. She was originally a Pacific whaler, owned by Lawrence and Company of New London, Connecticut.

See also

• American Civil War
• Union Navy
• Union Blockade

References

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