on the 17th, the ship was sold at public auction there on May 25, 1865 to Russell Surgiss and Associates and was documented on November 6, 1865 as Teaser. Civilian career In merchant service, the former Bat operated between ports on the U.S. East Coast—especially New York City and Boston, Massachusetts—and New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1871, she was sold to a Canadian owner, renamed Miramichi and subsequently operated between ports on the St. Lawrence River and in the Gulf of Newfoundland. In 1902, the ship was acquired by the Richelieu and Ontario Steam Navigation Co.; and, soon thereafter, she was scrapped. References Ships of the Union Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States Gunboats of the United States Navy Steamships of the United States Navy Ships built on the River Mersey