SEPTEMBER 7, 1864: The USS Aster chased the blockade-runner Annie ashore at New Inlet, North Carolina, under the guns of Fort Fisher, but the 285-ton wooden steamer ran aground herself and was destroyed to prevent capture.
The USS Niphon rescued the crew of the Aster and, under a hail of fire from the fort, towed out the USS Berberry, which had become disabled trying to pull the Annie off the shoal.
--Old B-Runner
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