"Rhode Island" yakasimbiswa nokubatwa kwe"Vixen" musi wa1 December 1864. Achibva kuHampton Roads musi wa11 Zvita aine mucherechedzi ari pasi, "Rhode Island" akabatana nechikwata chinorwisa Fort Fisher, achitora chikamu pakurwiswa kwekutanga musi wa24 Zvita uye wechipiri, akabudirira kuedza musi wa13 kusvika 15 Ndira 1865. Signal Quartermaster Charles H. Foy akapiwa Medal of Honor nokuda kwezviito zvake panguva yeHondo yechipiri yeFort Fisher
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