USS Noble (1861)

USS Noble (1861) was a wooden bark purchased during the American Civil War by the Union Navy 2 December 1861 at Sag Harbor, New York.

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

Noble was selected to be used as part of the obstructions placed in the "Stone Fleet" – a fleet of hulks sunk in selected waterways of the Confederate States of America to prevent passage of ships.

She was sunk in a channel leading to Savannah, Georgia, early in 1862.

See also

• Union Blockade

References

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