On 8 July 1864, she assisted in the destruction – near Galveston, Texas – of the blockade runner Matagorda and on 21 January 1865 she forced another, Granite City, ashore at Velasco, Texas.
She played a role in the destruction of two blockade runners, Matagorda off Galveston, Texas, on July 8, 1864, and forced Granite City ashore at Velasco, Texas, on January 21, 1865.