She was purchased early in 1861 by the State of Georgia and converted into a gunboat for coast defense.

Six reserve squadrons were being organized for coast defense.

Santiago de Liniers, who was assigned to guard a nearby coast defense, got into the city and weighted the situation.

"Barden's plan was intended as a new means of coast defense," he recalled.

"Only that it relates to coast defense," she declared.

He superintended the construction of coast defenses for New York Harbor from 1846-1855.

But what of their ancient coast defenses?

Some of these guns were then transferred to New Zealand and deployed ashore for coast defense.

All of the coast defenses have been seized and manned as was planned.

The Secretary of War refused Swift further field service on the grounds that the coast defenses required his attention.