# USS Commodore Hull > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/USS_Commodore_Hull > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/USS_Commodore_Hull.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Commodore_Hull > Source revision: 1341906486 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Gunboat of the United States Navy For other ships with the same name, see [USS Hull](/source/USS_Hull). This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) USS Commodore Hull History United States Name USS Commodore Hull Namesake Commodore Isaac Hull Ordered as Nuestra Senora de Regla Launched 1860 Acquired 1 September 1862 Commissioned 27 November 1862 Decommissioned 8 June 1865 Fate Sold, 27 September 1865 General characteristics Type Gunboat Displacement 376 long tons (382 t) Length 141 ft (43 m) Beam 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) Draft 9 ft (2.7 m) Propulsion Steam engine side-wheel propelled Speed 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) Armament 2 × 30-pounder rifles 4 × 24-pounder smoothbore guns **USS *Commodore Hull*** was a [ferryboat](/source/Ferryboat) acquired by the [Union Navy](/source/Union_Navy) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). She was outfitted as a [gunboat](/source/Gunboat) and assigned to the [Union blockade](/source/Union_blockade) of the [Confederate States of America](/source/Confederate_States_of_America). ## Service history *Commodore Hull* – a [side-wheel](/source/Paddle_steamer#Types_of_paddle_steamer) ferryboat – was built at [New York City](/source/New_York_City) in 1860 (or 1861[1]) as the civilian ferryboat *Nuestra Señora del Regla*, intended for use at [Havana, Cuba](/source/Havana%2C_Cuba). Purchased by the Union Navy on 1 September 1862, she was converted to a [gunboat](/source/Gunboat) and commissioned on 27 November 1862, [Acting](/source/Brevet_(military)) [Master](/source/Master_(naval)) W. G. Saltonstall in command. *Commodore Hull* was named in honor of [Commodore](/source/Commodore_(United_States)) [Isaac Hull](/source/Isaac_Hull) (1773–1843), a significant U.S. Naval commander during and after the [War of 1812](/source/War_of_1812). There were four subsequent [USS *Hull*s](/source/USS_Hull), all destroyers. *Commodore Hull*'s ferryboat design made her especially useful for operations in sheltered waters, so she was assigned to the [North Atlantic Blockading Squadron](/source/North_Atlantic_Blockading_Squadron) and operated along the coasts and rivers of [Virginia](/source/Virginia) and [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina). She took part in the siege of [Washington, N.C.](/source/Washington%2C_North_Carolina) from 30 March – 16 April 1863. In [Albemarle Sound](/source/Albemarle_Sound), she took part in the 5 May 1864 [Battle of Albemarle Sound](/source/Battle_of_Albemarle_Sound) with the Confederate ironclad [CSS *Albemarle*](/source/CSS_Albemarle). As a picket, *Commodore Hull* was the first to sight the formidable ram approaching and fired at her from close quarters in the three-hour engagement. *Commodore Hull* joined in the attacks on and the capture of [Plymouth, N.C.](/source/Plymouth%2C_North_Carolina) on 29 October. On 31 October, she was heavily damaged by Confederate batteries, losing four killed and three wounded. [Coxswain](/source/Coxswain#Navy) Patrick Colbert was awarded the [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) for action on that date. *Commodore Hull* was repaired and remained active until the end of the Civil War. She was decommissioned on 8 June 1865 at the [New York Navy Yard](/source/New_York_Navy_Yard). *Commodore Hull* was sold at the Yard on 27 September. She was subsequently renamed to *Waccamaw* in civilian employment, which lasted until sometime prior to 1885. Abandoned on the [Cape Fear River](/source/Cape_Fear_River) across from downtown [Wilmington, North Carolina](/source/Wilmington%2C_North_Carolina), the steamboat was burned to the waterline in 1886. Some of her remains (consisting of the engine bed, boiler foundation, portions of the lower hull and paddle wheel spokes) are still visible at low tide. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["USN Ships – USS Commodore Hull (1862–1865)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20000920023415/http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/com-hull.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/com-hull.htm) on 20 September 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2006. - *This article incorporates text from the [public domain](/source/Public_domain)*[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships](/source/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships)*.* - ["Commodore Hull"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040302083257/http://history.navy.mil/danfs/c11/commodore_hull.htm). *Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships*. Archived from [the original](http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c11/commodore_hull.htm) on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2006. - ["Medal of Honor - New York Civil War Recipients"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060528014013/http://medalofhonor.com/NewYorkCivilWarRecipientsA-K.htm#C). Archived from [the original](http://www.medalofhonor.com/NewYorkCivilWarRecipientsA-K.htm#C) on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2006. - ["Across the Cape Fear from Wilmington sit more than 30 wrecks"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120322014324/http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090610/ARTICLES/906109992?p=1&tc=pg). Archived from [the original](http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090610/ARTICLES/906109992?p=1&tc=pg) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-22. ## External links - [US Navy Historical Image Collection for USS Commodore Hull](https://web.archive.org/web/20000920023415/http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/com-hull.htm) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [USS Commodore Hull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Commodore_Hull) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Commodore_Hull?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.