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USS Montauk

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Ship Information (from DANFS)1,2:

Name: USS Montauk Type: Single-turreted Monitor Tonnage: 750
Length: 200’ Beam: 46’ Draught: August 4, 1864: 11’8”, Light: 11’4”
Speed: Max: 8.5 knots Complement: 75 men Class: Passaic
Armament: February 22, 1864: 1 15″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 11″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 2 light 12-pdr. Smoothbores

August, 1864: 1 15″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 11″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 2 light 12-pdr. Smoothbores, 1 12-pdr. rifle

November, 1864 and March 22, 1865: 1 15″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 11″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 12-pdr. rifle
Namesake: A village and fishing resort on Long Island, N.Y., near Montauk Point, the eastern extremity of New York.

Images:

“NH 101697-KN USS MONTAUK Sinking C.S. Privateer RATTLESNAKE, February 28, 1863.” 3

Ship Model Available:

Long Face Games Passaic Class Monitor Ship Models Designs, 1/600 and 1/1200

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Captain(s):
Lieutenant Commander Edward E. Stone
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Captain 2
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Captain 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle (June 13-18, 1864):

  • Not Present4

Second Offensive Order of Battle (June 19-30, 1864):

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Third Offensive Order of Battle (July 1-31, 1864):

  • Not Present5

Fourth Offensive Order of Battle (August 1-31, 1864):

Not Present6

  • Armament: 1 x 15″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 x 11″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 2 x light 12-pdr. Smoothbores, 1 x 12-pdr. rifle (August ??, 1864)7

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle (September 1-October 13, 1864):

Not Present8,9,10

  • Captain:
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle (October 14-31, 1864):

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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle (November 1-December 31, 1864):

Not Present11,12,13

  • Captain:
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  • Armament: 1 x 15″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 x 11″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 x 12-pdr. rifle (November ??, 1864)14

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle (January 1-February 28, 1865):

Not Present (January 1 & 15, 1865)15,16

Not Present (North Carolina) (February 1 & 15, 1865)17,18

James River, Va. | North Atlantic Blockading Squadron | Union Navy (February 25, 1865)19

  • Captain: Lieutenant Commander Edward E. Stone (February 1 & 15, 1865)20,21
  • Crew Strength:
  • Armament: 2 x “guns” (February 1 & 15, 1865)22,23
  • Note: On February 1 & 15, 1865, this ship is noted as a “Class 3” vessel.24,25

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle (March 1-April 2, 1865):

James River, Va. | North Atlantic Blockading Squadron | Union Navy (March 18, 1865)26

Had left for Washington, D.C. and was located there (prior to April 1, 1865)27

  • Captain: Lieutenant Commander Edward E. Stone (March 18 and April 1, 1865)28,29
  • Crew Strength:
  • Armament:
    • 2 x “guns” (March 18 and April 1, 1865)30,31
    • 1 x 15″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 x 11″ Dahlgren Smoothbore, 1 x 12-pdr. rifle (March 22, 1865)32
  • Note: On March 18 and April 1, 1865, this ship is noted as a “Screw Class” vessel.33,34

 

Siege of Petersburg Battles:

  • TBD

 

Siege of Petersburg Involvement:35

Single‑turreted monitor Montauk was built by John Ericsson at Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint, N.Y.; launched 9 October 1862; and commissioned at New York 14 December 1862, Comdr. John L. Worden in command…

[SOPO Editor’s Note: The ship was only in the James River apparently as the very end of the war, and that isn’t covered here.  Most of the ship’s Civil War experiences are omitted here.]

Montauk remained off Charleston until July 1864 when she shifted operations to the Stono River. In February 1865, she transferred to the Cape Fear River. Proceeding to Washington after the end of the conflict, she served as a floating bier for assassin John Wilkes Booth 27 April [1865] and a floating prison for six accomplices.

Decommissioning at Philadelphia in 1865, she remained there, until sold to Frank Samuel 14 April 1904.

 

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

    Sources:

    1. “DANFS.” Naval History and Heritage Command, www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs.html. ↩
    2. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series 2, Volume 1, p. 149–150 ↩
    3. “NH 101697-KN USS MONTAUK Sinking C.S. Privateer RATTLESNAKE, February 28, 1863.” Naval History and Heritage Command, www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-101000/NH-101697-KN.html. Title: USS MONTAUK sinking C.S. Privateer RATTLESNAKE, February 28, 1863 Caption: USS MONTAUK sinking C.S. Privateer RATTLESNAKE, in the Ogeechee River, Georgia, February 28, 1863. Painting by Alexander C. Stuart, owned by the James W. Woodruff, Jr., Confederate Naval Museum, Columbus, Georgia. Note: RATTLESNAKE was the former CSS NASHVILLE. Description: color Catalog #: NH 101697-KN ↩
    4. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume X, pp. 157–158 ↩
    5. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume X, pp. 324–325 ↩
    6. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume X, pp. 370–371 ↩
    7. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series 2, Volume 1, p. 149–150 ↩
    8. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume X, pp. 410–412 ↩
    9. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume X, pp. 462–463 ↩
    10. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume X, pp. 514–515 ↩
    11. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 39–40 ↩
    12. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 140–142 ↩
    13. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 192–194 ↩
    14. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series 2, Volume 1, p. 149–150 ↩
    15. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 398–400 ↩
    16. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 597–599 ↩
    17. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 722–724 ↩
    18. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 20–21 ↩
    19. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 54–55 ↩
    20. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 722–724 ↩
    21. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 20–21 ↩
    22. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 722–724 ↩
    23. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 20–21 ↩
    24. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XI, pp. 722–724 ↩
    25. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 20–21 ↩
    26. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 71–73 ↩
    27. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 93–94 ↩
    28. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 71–73 ↩
    29. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 93–94 ↩
    30. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 71–73 ↩
    31. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 93–94 ↩
    32. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series 2, Volume 1, p. 149–150 ↩
    33. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 71–73 ↩
    34. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Volume XII, pp. 93–94 ↩
    35. “Montauk I (Monitor).” Naval History and Heritage Command, https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/m/montauk-i.html. ↩

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