, ▁she ▁captured ▁block ade ▁runner ▁Han cock ▁near ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁at ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁salt ▁and ▁bor ax . ▁ ▁Florida ▁operations ▁▁ ▁Sun flow er ▁remained ▁on ▁pat rol ▁during ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March , ▁captured ▁s loop ▁Joseph ine ▁in ▁Sar as ota ▁Sound . ▁Joseph ine ▁was ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁T ampa , ▁Florida , ▁to ▁Hav ana , ▁Cuba , ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁cot ton ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁intercept ed . ▁Sun flow er , ▁with ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁supported ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁T ampa , ▁Florida , ▁in ▁a ▁combined ▁operation ▁from ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 7 ▁May . ▁These ▁Union ▁ships ▁transport ed ▁Northern ▁soldiers ▁to ▁T ampa ▁and ▁also ▁provided ▁naval ▁landing ▁parties ▁which ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁assault . ▁On ▁the ▁ 6 th , ▁the ▁three ▁ships ▁captured ▁s loop ▁Ne pt une ▁which ▁was ▁carrying ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁cot ton , ▁when ▁she ▁attempted ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁block ade ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June , ▁Sun flow er ▁land ed ▁three ▁armed ▁boats ▁to ▁destroy ▁salt ▁works ▁at ▁T ampa ▁Bay . ▁The ▁last ▁ship ▁to ▁fall ▁pre y ▁to ▁Sun flow er ▁was ▁Pick wick , ▁captured ▁off ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Sound ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁she ▁and ▁ ▁land ed ▁an ▁expedition ▁at ▁St . ▁Joseph '