Commodore Hull-
Commodore Hull
Isaac Hull was born 9 March 1773 in Derby, Conn. After able service during the Quad-War with France and against Tripoli, he commanded Constitution during her brilliant engagement with and capture of HMS Guerriere. Commodore Hull died 13 February 1848 in Philadelphia, Pa.
(SwStr: t. 876; 1. 141'; b. 28'4"; dr. 9'; a. 10 k.;
a. 2 80-pdr. r., 4 24-pdr. sb.)
Commodore Hull, a side wheel ferry, was built in 1860 at New York as the ferry boat Nuestra Seffora de Regla; purchased by the Navy 1 September 1868; fitted out by Copeland and Howe, New York; and commissioned 27 November 1862, Acting Master W. G. Saltonstall in command.
Assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron Commodore Hull operated along the coasts and rivers of Virginia and North Carolina. She took part in the siege of Washington, N.C., from 30 March to 16 April 1868 and in the action with CSS Albemarle in Albemarle Sound on 5 May 1864. As a picket, Commodore Hull was the first to sight the formidable ram approaching and fired at her from close quarters in the 3-hour engagement. She joined in the operations around Plymouth, N.C., on 29 October 1864 but 2 days later was heavily damaged by Confederate batteries, losing four killed and three wounded. After repairs she returned to her patrols until May 1866. Commodore Hull was decommissioned at New York Navy Yard 8 June 1866 and sold there 27 September 1866.