Six of these auxiliary steam gunboats are in the Potomac Flotilla; eight in the West Gulf Squadron; thirteen in the North Atlantic Squadron; nine in the South Atlantic Squadron; four in the Eastern Gulf Squadron; one in the West India Fleet; one at San Francisco, and five in ordinary.
TRANSPORT STEAMERS ALTERED INTO WAR VESSELS--58
Alabama 8 guns, 1,261 tons. Alleghany 6 " 989 " Augusta 8 " 1,310 " Bienville 10 " 1,558 " Florida 10 " 1,261 " Flag 9 " 963 " Hatteras 3 " 1,100 " Jas. Adger 9 " 1,151 " Keystone State 9 " 1,364 " Kensington 3 " 1,052 " Massachusetts 5 " 1,155 " Quaker City 9 " 1,600 " Rhode Island 7 " 1,517 " R. R. Cuyler 8 " 1,202 " South Carolina 6 " 1,165 " Santiago de Cuba 10 " 1,667 " State of Georgia 9 " 1,204 " Tennessee 1 " 1,275 " Cimmerone 10 " 860 " Connecticut 5 " 1,800 " Dawn 3 " 391 " Daylight 4 " 682 " Delaware 3 " 357 " Dragon 1 " 118 " Flambeau 2 " 900 " Issac Smith 9 " 453 " Mahaska 6 " 832 " Morse 2 " 513 " Planter 2 " 300 " Satellite 2 " 217 " Shasheen 2 " 180 " Sonoma 6 " 955 " Thos. Freeborn 2 " 269 " A. C. Powell 1 " 65 " Alfred Robb 4 " 75 " Ceres 1 " 144 " C[oe]ur de Leon 2 " 60 " Cohasset 2 " 100 " Ella 2 " 230 " Eastport 8 " 700 " Henry Brinker 1 " 108 " Hetzel 2 " --- " John P. Jackson 6 " 777 " John L. Lockwood 2 " 182 " Leslie 2 " 100 " Mercury 2 " 187 " Madgie 2 " 218 " O. M. Petit 2 " 165 " Pulaski 1 " 395 " Resolute 1 " 90 " Reliance 1 " 90 " Rescue 1 " 111 " Stepping Stones 1 " 226 " Teaser 2 " 90 " Vixen 2 " --- " Whitehead 1 " 136 " Young America 1 " 171 " Zouave 1 " 127 "
Most of these auxiliary altered steamers have been purchased and refitted for naval service. A number of our ocean mail steamers have been purchased by the Department, such as the Augusta, Florida, Alabama, Quaker City, Keystone State, and State of Georgia; while others have been taken from our rivers flowing into the Atlantic, on which this last class of vessels were formerly plying. In the South Atlantic Squadron are fifteen of this class of transport steamers; fifteen in the North Atlantic; four in the Western Gulf; one in the East Gulf; one in the Brazil, and three in the West India Squadrons. There are also twelve in the Potomac Flotilla; one in the Western Flotilla; two supply steamers; and three in ordinary; with one receiving ship. In the Potomac Flotilla is the captured rebel gunboat Teaser. The De Soto may also be added to this class, carrying 9 guns of 1,600 tons, and at present attached to the Western Gulf Squadron.