Carroll, a 1244-ton screw steamship, was built at New York in 1863-1864. While still under construction, she was purchased by the Navy for Civil War service and, upon completion in March 1864, placed in commission as USS Proteus. She served off Florida for the next year, generally patrolling in the shipping lanes used by blockade runners. While so-engaged, Proteus captured the steamers Jupiter (27 June 1864) and Ruby (27 February 1865), plus two sailing vessels. In early March 1865 she took part in an Army-Navy expedition to St. Marks, Florida, part of an unsuccessful effort to capture the city of Tallahassee. Later in the month Proteus steamed to New York, where she was decommissioned. Sold in July 1865, she was renamed Carroll and placed in commercial service. Following a long civilian career, the thirty-year-old steamship was scrapped in 1894.
This page features our only view of the steamship Carroll, which served as USS Proteus in 1864-1865.
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Page made 19 December 2002