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USS Paul Jones painting by W.R. May. Career (USA) Name: USS Paul Jones Namesake: John Paul Jones Builder: J. J. Abrahams, Baltimore, Maryland Laid down: unknown date Launched: 30 January 1862 Commissioned: 9 June 1862 at Baltimore, Maryland Decommissioned: 13 July 1867 at New York City Struck: 13 July 1867 Fate: sold, 13 July 1867 at New York City General characteristics Class and type: Paul Jones Displacement: 1,210 tons Length: 216 ft 10 in (66.09 m) Beam: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m) Draft: 8 ft (2.4 m) Depth of hold: 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) Propulsion: steam engine, side wheel-propelled Speed: 10 knots Complement: not known Armament: one 100-pounder gun two 11” guns two 50-pounder guns two 24-pounder guns Notes: Ship was double ended. For other ships of the same name, see USS Paul Jones. USS Paul Jones (1862) was a large 1,210-ton sidewheel, double-ended, steam gunboat of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She carried heavy guns and was assigned to the Union blockade of the waterways of the Confederate States of America. During her tour of duty, she captured blockade runners and bombarded Confederate shore installations. Post-war, she served in the Gulf of Mexico for two years before being decommissioned. Contents 1 Commissioned at Baltimore, Maryland 2 Civil War service 2.1 Assigned to the South Atlantic blockade 2.2 Attack on Fort Wagner 3 Post-war service and disposition 4 References 5 See also 6 External links // Commissioned at Baltimore, Maryland Paul Jones – the first U.S. Navy ship to carry that name -- was launched 30 January 1862 by J. J. Abrahams, Baltimore, Maryland, and commissioned 9 June 1862 at Baltimore, Maryland, Commander Charles Steedman in command. Civil War service Assigned to the South Atlantic blockade Joining the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Paul Jones sailed down the coast to engage the fort at Jones Point, Ogeechee River, Georgia, 29 July. Continuing south, she helped to silence the fort on St. John’s Bluff, St. John’s River, Florida, on 17 September, in company with Patroon and Cimarron. While patrolling on blockade duty, she assisted in capturing schooner Major E. Willis 19 April 1863 off Charleston, South Carolina, and successfully took sloop Mary, loaded with cotton, off St. Simons Sound, Georgia on 8 July. Photo of the USS Paul Jones, possibly at the end of the war. Attack on Fort Wagner Paul Jones participated in attacks on Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor, (18 July – 24 July) and returned to New York City for repairs until she rejoined her squadron 15 September. She continued her coastal operations until late August 1864 when she sailed to Boston, Massachusetts and decommissioned 19 September. Post-war service and disposition Paul Jones recommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard 1 April 1865 for further service in the Gulf of Mexico. On 31 March 1866 she was stationed at Mobile, Alabama, and in July 1867 she returned to New York City, decommissioned, and was sold on the 13th. References This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. See also United States Navy American Civil War Confederate States Navy External links USS Paul Jones (1862-1867)