USS Morning Light

CSS Josiah H. Bell and CSS Uncle Ben capture USS Morning Light at Sabine Pass.
History
United States
Launched	15 August 1853
Acquired	2 September 1861
Commissioned	21 November 1861
Out of service	21 January 1863
Captured	Captured, 21 January 1863
Fate	Burned, 23 January 1863
General characteristics
Displacement	937 tons
Length	172 ft (52 m)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Depth of hold	depth of hold 24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	sail
Armament	eight 32-pounder guns

USS Morning Light was a sailing ship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.