USS Hartford

Accession number:
1891.05

Maker:
Unknown. Initialed "F.M."

Historical period:
ca. 1891

Miltary branch:

Wars and Conflicts:

Type:

Dimensions:
H x W: 23.5 in. / 39.5 in.

Acquisition date:
ca. 1891

Credit line:
Gift of Navy Members of The Army and Navy Club

Location:
, ,

Provenance:

From ca. 1891: The Army and Navy Club, gift of its Navy members

Label:

Named for the capital of Connecticut, the USS Hartford was commissioned in 1858. Flagship of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut at the Battle of Mobile Bay during the Civil War, the Hartford symbolized the Navy’s transition from sail to steam. She is pictured here underway on steam, but with sails spread.

Although Hartford was not decommissioned until 1926 and was scrapped only in 1956, her original propeller had long since been removed—likely during repairs in 1865 following the Battle of Mobile Bay. The propeller was later melted down to cast the bronze statue of Admiral Farragut unveiled in 1881 across from our Clubhouse in Farragut Square.