Jefferson Davis (privateer)

History
Confederate States
NameJefferson Davis
NamesakeJefferson Davis
FateStranded in St. Augustine, Florida.
General characteristics
Tonnage187
Armament2 × 32-pdr., 2 × 24-pdr., 1 × 18-pdr

Jefferson Davis or Jeff Davis was a New Orleans full-rigged brig, built in Baltimore about 1845 as Putnam and captured off Cuba 21 August 1858 by Lt. John Newland Maffitt, USN, in USS Dolphin as the slaver Echo; her cargo of 271 enslaved Africans was returned to Africa in Niagara and Echo forfeited to the United States. Auctioned in January 1859, Echo reverted to her original name, Putnam, and was owned by Capt. Robert Hunter of Charleston, S. C.[1]

  1. ^ "Jefferson Davis". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved March 12, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.