(SwStr: t. 835,l. 242'; b. 26'6";dr. 13'3" ; a. 8g.)

The Confederate blockade runner Lady Sterling was built at Blackwell, England, in 1864; taken prize and set afire off Wilmington, N.C., by Bolus and Calypso of the Atlantic Blockading Squadron 28 October 1864; sold by the New York Prize Court to the Navy; commissioned 24 April 1865, Acting Master Joseph Avant in command; and renamed Hornet 17 June.

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Source: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC.