Then, she was ordered to the Gulf for blockade duty on 11 September.

The Superb was a relatively new ship and had not been long on blockade duty.

She then continued blockade duty through the spring and early summer.

She remained on blockade duty until after the end of the war and was ordered north on 27 May.

Our ships are aging, worn to death by blockade duty.

There was only ever one navy squadron on blockade duties.

She also served as a ship's tender, providing help to other ships on blockade duty.

The great risks involved in blockade duty during the Civil War have not been generally recognized.

But the hardships of blockade duty in the Gulf were unabated.

Rhode Island resumed blockade duty, and prepared for the second attack which was a success.