Adriatic (ship, 1861)

The Tallahassee burning the Adriatic, painting by Julian Oliver Davidson
History
United States
Name	Adriatic
Owner	Elisha E. Morgan & Wiley, Richard H. Moore
Operator	Richard H. Moore
Port of registry	1861–1864
Builder	Curtis & Tilden shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts
Cost	$100,000 at the time of capture[1]
Launched	1861
In service	1861–1864
Out of service	August 12, 1864
Captured	1864
Fate	Fire, sank at sea
General characteristics
Type	Wooden hull
Tons burthen	989[2] (bm)
Length	181 ft 3 in (55.25 m)
Beam	34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Draft	21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
Depth of hold	33 ft 5 in (10.19 m)
Propulsion	sails
Sail plan	full-rigged ship

Adriatic was a three-masted, two deck, packet ship built in 1861 by Curtis & Tilden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. On August 12, 1864, Adriatic was embarked from London, England en route to New York City carrying 163 German immigrants and 100 US citizens. She made it as far as the New Jersey coast before meeting the Confederate raider CSS Tallahassee, which collided with her. Captain John Taylor Wood of Tallahassee ordered every passenger on Adriatic to be taken prisoner and put on Tallahassee. Wood then ordered Adriatic burned.