For other ships with the same name, see
USS Hornet.
USS Hornet |
| History |
|---|
| United States |
|---|
| Laid down | 1864 |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Christened | Lady Stirling |
| Completed | 1864 |
| Acquired | 28 October 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 15 December 1865 |
| Renamed | USS Hornet, 25 April 1865 |
| Captured | 1864 |
| Fate | Sold, 1869 |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Type | Sidewheel steamer, blockade runner |
| Displacement | 835 tons |
| Length | 242 ft (74 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) |
USS Hornet was the fifth United States Navy ship to bear the name Hornet. She was originally CSS Lady Stirling, a blockade runner built by James Ash at Cubitt Town, London in 1864 for the Confederate States Navy. She was badly damaged and captured by the United States Navy on 28 October 1864 off Wilmington, North Carolina.
