the capture of her last prize, the schooner Anna Sophia in Galveston Bay. Five months later Princess Royal was ordered north, arriving at Philadelphia 21 July. She was sold at public auction 17 August 1865. Post war USS Princess Royal, now measuring 932 grt, was purchased by William F Weld & Co of Boston, renamed Sherman after the Federal general, and put onto the Boston-New York-New Orleans service. On 8 January 1874, on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Sherman sprang a leak off the North Carolina coast and anchored near Little River. The following day she sank off Cape Fear. The passengers and crew were saved, along with some cargo. See also Blockade runners of the American Civil War Blockade mail of the Confederacy References Notes External links USS Princess Royal (1863–1865) - Naval Historical Center {Note Incorrectly listed as the "General Sherman" postwar Korea incident Ships of the Union Navy Cruisers of the United States Navy Steamships of the United States Navy Gunboats of the United States Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States 1861 ships Captured ships Ships built on the River Clyde Maritime incidents in January 1874 Blockade runners of the American Civil War