# USS Marion > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/USS_Marion > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/USS_Marion.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Marion > Source revision: 1327937584 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy For ships with a similar name, see [USS Marion County](/source/USS_Marion_County). Marion in 1880 at Hampton Roads History United States Name USS Marion Builder Boston Navy Yard Launched 24 April 1839 Commissioned 11 December 1839 Decommissioned 1871 Refit Rebuilt as third-rate screw steamer Recommissioned 12 January 1876 Decommissioned 11 December 1897 Stricken 14 March 1907 Fate Sold, 24 July 1907 General characteristics Type Sloop-of-war Displacement 566 long tons (575 t) Length 117 ft (36 m) Beam 32 ft (9.8 m) Draft 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) Propulsion Sail Speed 11 kts (under steam) Armament 16 × 32-pounder guns Rebuilt: 1 × 11 in Dahlgren gun (on public display at St. Joseph, Michigan, US), 6 × 9 in Dahlgren guns, 1 × 60-pounder, 1 × 12 lb howitzer, 1 × Gatling gun **USS *Marion*** was a [sloop-of-war](/source/Sloop-of-war) of the third rate in the [Union Navy](/source/Union_Navy) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) launched at the [Boston Navy Yard](/source/Boston_Navy_Yard) on 24 April 1839. On 10 November 1839, she departed Boston on her first cruise, to [Brazil](/source/Brazil). Sunk when heaved down in the harbor at [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro) early in 1842, she was raised and sailed back to Boston, arriving in May. She then set sail for the [Caribbean](/source/Caribbean), returning in May 1843. For the next few years, she remained in ordinary at Boston and then cruised off the West Coast of Africa and in the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean) until 1848. She captured the *Casket*, a slaver, near [Cabinda](/source/Cabinda_(city)) on 2 August 1846. After a tour in the [East Indies](/source/East_Indies) from 1850 to 1852, she resumed operations with the [African Squadron](/source/African_Squadron) from 1853 to 1855 and 1858-60, capturing three more slaving ships: *Brothers* off [Mayumba](/source/Mayumba%2C_Gabon) on 8 September 1858 and *Orion* and *Ardennes* in late April 1859 off the coast of [Kongo](/source/Kingdom_of_Kongo). 1856-57 was spent in ordinary at Norfolk. *Marion* was in ordinary service at [Portsmouth, New Hampshire](/source/Portsmouth%2C_New_Hampshire), when the Civil War broke out. She was recommissioned on 21 June 1861, and on 14 July sailed in search of the [Confederate States of America](/source/Confederate_States_of_America) cruiser [CSS *Jeff Davis*](/source/CSS_Jeff_Davis). In September, she joined the [Gulf Blockading Squadron](/source/Gulf_Blockading_Squadron), participating in the capture of [Ship Island](/source/Ship_Island) on the 16th. In March–April 1862, she was just off [Apalachicola, Florida](/source/Apalachicola%2C_Florida), in the West Pass when she was relieved by [*Mercedita*](/source/USS_Mercedita). In May 1862, *Marion* was ordered to Boston for repairs. Back in service by 24 July, she sailed south to [Annapolis, Maryland](/source/Annapolis%2C_Maryland), where she was employed as a practice ship for [midshipmen](/source/Midshipman) until 1870. In 1871, she entered the [Portsmouth Naval Shipyard](/source/Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard), decommissioned and was rebuilt as a third-rate screw steamer. Practice ship *Marion*, Capt. S.B. Luce at anchor off Goat Island Newport, R.I before 1871 Recommissioned on 12 January 1876, she cruised on the [European](/source/European_Squadron) and [South Atlantic Squadrons](/source/South_Atlantic_Squadron) until December 1882, when she returned to Portsmouth. In 1885, she was ordered to the Pacific, where she was employed on the [Asiatic Station](/source/Asiatic_Station) until 1890. She then returned to the U.S., served briefly in the [Bering Sea Squadron](/source/Bering_Sea_Squadron) on duty connected with the seal fisheries, and, in late 1891, resumed operations with the [Asiatic Squadron](/source/Asiatic_Squadron). Assigned to the [Pacific Squadron](/source/Pacific_Squadron) in 1895, she cruised along the west coast of the Americas and amongst the [Hawaiian Islands](/source/Hawaiian_Islands) until 11 December 1897, when she decommissioned at [Mare Island](/source/Mare_Island), California. Subsequently, transferred to the custody of the State of California, she was employed as a training ship and headquarters for the [California State Naval Militia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California_State_Naval_Militia&action=edit&redlink=1). She was docked at San Francisco, California, pier No. 10 until 1907. On 14 March 1907, she was struck from the [Naval Vessel Register](/source/Naval_Vessel_Register) and sold on 24 July to [C. E. Boudrow](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C._E._Boudrow&action=edit&redlink=1), San Francisco. The 11 inch Dahlgren from the Marion is now a Civil War Memorial in St. Joseph, Michigan. It is on masonry mounting and points west over Lake Michigan. ## External links - Media related to [USS Marion (ship, 1839)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:USS_Marion_(ship,_1839)) at Wikimedia Commons ## See also - [American Civil War portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:American_Civil_War) - [List of sloops of war of the United States Navy](/source/List_of_sloops_of_war_of_the_United_States_Navy) - [Bibliography of early United States naval history](/source/Bibliography_of_early_United_States_naval_history) ## References - *This article incorporates text from the [public domain](/source/Public_domain)*[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships](/source/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships)*. The entry can be found [here](http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m5/marion.htm).* This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (October 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Dale-class sloops-of-war Dale Decatur Marion Preble Yorktown List of sloops of war of the United States Navy --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [USS Marion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Marion) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Marion?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.