I have been writing about Medal of Honor recipient Robert Blake, a former slave, contraband and then Union Navy seaman. He was on the USS Marblehead when his deeds warranted the honor. His captain was Lt. Cmdr. Richard Worsam Meade III at that time.
From Wikipedia.
The USS Marblehead was a Unadilla-class gunboat built for the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. The Unadilla-class are often called "Ninety-Day Gunboats" for the speed with which they were built. There were 23 of them built and they participated in most coastal operations during the war, capturing at least 146 blockade runners. An effective cost outlay for the Union.
Stats:
691 tons
158 feet long, 28-foot beam
9.6 feet draft
screw steamship with sails
10 knot speed
114 crew
Armament:
One 11-inch Dahlgren smoothbore
two 24-pdr. smoothbore
two 20-pdr. Parrott rifle
--Old B-Runner
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