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 was involved in the destruction of two blockade runners, Matagorda off Galveston, Texas, on July 8, 1864, and forced Granite City to run aground at Velasco, Texas, on January 21, 1865, as part of Union efforts.