Carolina, 9 June 1864. Shortly thereafter the blockade runner, carrying arms, lead, bacon, and uniforms for Robert E. Lee's army, exploded. She scored again 16 December 1864 when, with , she captured and burned schooner G. O. Bigelow in ballast at Bear Inlet, North Carolina. Post-war service and decommissioning After the war, New Berne continued service as a supply ship, but for two periods in ordinary, 5 December 1866 to 8 February 1867 and 5 April to 26 November 1867, until decommissioning 29 March 1868. She was transferred to the U.S. War Department at Washington, D.C. 1 December 1868. References Ships of the Union Navy Ships built in New York City Steamships of the United States Navy Gunboats of the United States Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States American Civil War auxiliary ships of the United States 1862 ships Stores ships of the United States Navy