USS Meteor (1819)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Meteor.

The first USS Meteor retained her commercial name when the United States Navy purchased her for the "Stone Fleet." She was sunk as an obstruction in Charleston Harbor off Charleston, South Carolina, in January 1862.

History
United States
Name	USS Meteor
Namesake	Previous name retained
Launched	1819
Acquired	4 November 1861
Fate	Scuttled as a blockship, 9 January 1862
General characteristics
Type	Whaler
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship

Meteor, a full‑rigged sailing ship, was built in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1819. From 1822 to 1825, she was one of the ships of the New York-to-Liverpool Red Star Packet Line. In 1830 she became a whaler, her role until 1856. Purchased by the U.S. Navy at Mystic, Connecticut, on 4 November 1861, she was sunk on 9 January 1862 as part of the "Stone Fleet" to help obstruct blockade‑running commerce along the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

References

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