Off Charleston on May 15, 1863, Canandaigua took the sloop Secesh; later she destroyed another blockade runner, and aided in the capture of a schooner and a steamer in the same area.
On May 15, 1863, near Charleston, Canandaigua captured the sloop Secesh; later it also sank another blockade runner and helped to seize a schooner and a steamer in the surrounding waters.