USS Patriot (1861) [SEP] conflict
USS Patriot (1861)
USS "Patriot" (1861) was a schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. 
The Navy planned to use her as part of the stone fleet of obstructions at the ports of the Confederate States of America, but decided instead to use her as a storeship.
Planned for use as a member of the stone fleet.
"Patriot", a wooden schooner, was purchased by the Navy at Baltimore, Maryland, 13 August 1861 to be sunk to
USS Patriot
At least three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Patriot":
- , a wooden schooner, purchased in 1861 by the Union Navy which planned to scuttle the ship at the mouth of the Hatteras Inlet in order to block the Confederate shipping channel; however the plan proved unnecessary after the Union victory at the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries, and "Patriot" was used instead as a storeship at Hampton Roads.
- , a tugboat acquired from the U.S. Coast Guard 24 August