ELLA WHARLEY
Thursday, I posted about the wreck of the ship Ella Wharley being found off the coast of New Jersey. I looked it up and wasn't able to find out much other than it had been a blockade runner that was captured April 25, 1862, by the USS Santiago de Cuba, Comander Ridsley, 120 miles off Port Royal. Evidently it was sold to a civilian interest.
USS FULTON
Wikipedia. Also called the Dick Fulton, a 123 ton stern wheel steamer used as an auxiliary ship in the U.S. Ram Fleet. It later served in the Ram Fleet's successor, the Mississippi Marine Brigade, something I know nothing about so will have to research that.
It was acquired in 1862 and out of service in 1865 when it was sold to civilian interests. Evidently, the ship did not surrender and was repaired.
Didn't Know That. --Old B-R'er
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