USS Albatross
The USS Albatross was a schooner-rigged screw steamer purchased by the Navy on 23 May 1861, commissioned 25 June 1861 and assigned to the West Gulf Squadron in August 1862.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✚ | Peter Anderson | Quartermaster | 8 September 1863 | 38 |
| ✚ | James Brow | Landsman | 28 September 1862 | 19 |
| ⚔ | John W. Brown | Seaman | 4 May 1863 | 26 |
| ✚ | Francis P. Finnegan | Coal Heaver | 24 September 1863 | 24 |
| John Foster | Ordinary Seaman | 23 March 1865 | 28 | |
| ✚ | Tomas Devener | Coal Heaver | 29 September 1863 | |
| William G. Geore | Landsman (Contraband) | 15 November 1863 | ||
| ⚔ | Isaac Hamilton | Pilot | 4 May 1863 | |
| ✚ | John Elliot Hart | Lieutenant Commander, Commanding | 11 June 1863 | 39 |
| ✚ | William Hayes | Landsman | 30 September 1862 | 28 |
| James Hogan | Ordinary Seaman | 4 February 1865 | 26 | |
| Patrick Kane | Landsman | 23 September 1863 | ||
| John Lee | - | 28 December 1864 | ||
| ✚ ✎ | William McCononaughly | Landsman | 8 September 1863 | |
| William O'Gease | Landsman | 1863 | ||
| ✚ | Manuel Pomber | Ordinary Seaman | 2 October 1863 | 22 |
| ⚔ | Charles Raick | Captain's Steward | 14 March 1863 | 22 |
| ✚ | James Smith | Ordinary Seaman | 13 August 1863 | 21 |
| John Thompson | Captain's Mate | 17 October 1863 | 25 | |
| ✚ | Timothy Trowley | Coal Heaver | 30 September 1863 |
Key
⚔ killed in action
★ prisoner of war
✚ died of disease or injury
◼died of yellow fever
ø died due to vessel loss
✹ died in ordnance accident
⋂ buried on land in marked grave
〰 buried/lost at sea
🎖 Medal of Honor recipient
✎ transcribed letters of sailor/marine posted