USS Noble (1861)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Noble.
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.
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.
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- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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