282:
46:
53:
508:
24:
548:
523:
457:, early in December and, but for occasional runs north, operated in the vicinity of Hampton Roads and the James River through the end of the Civil War. On 7 January 1864, the tug was finally purchased by the Navy from the Boston
281:
586:
558:
533:
591:
337:
on 13 October 1861 for further repairs and returned to duty in
Hampton Roads late in November. On 26 February 1862, the vessel briefly left the
322:
563:
538:
581:
419:
200:
110:
385:
513:
259:
armed the prize—a screw steamer built in 1855 at New York City—and used her as a tender. However, early in June,
472:
for use as a tug on 9 April 1864 and assisted troops under
General Wild in repulsing a Confederate attack upon
321:
Repairs completed, the tug departed
Washington, D.C., late in July, bound for Hampton Roads and duty with the
241:
432:
returned to
Hampton Roads in mid-October 1862, resuming duties as an armed guard tug. On 30 November 1862,
454:
252:
334:
477:
308:
230:
481:
450:
264:
596:
290:
272:
443:
378:
215:
392:
to bombard
Confederate batteries ashore. On 9 March, she refloated the grounded Union frigate,
489:
473:
296:
393:
350:
302:
342:
493:
346:
338:
326:
414:
when fire destroyed that vessel on 10 March 1862. She also rescued personnel on board
575:
554:
529:
408:
314:
268:
176:
363:
227:
157:
23:
267:
for repairs to her machinery. She broke down while en route and was towed up the
466:
458:
349:, to rescue crewmen and stores threatened with capture when Union screw steamer
503:
433:
207:
203:
245:
214:
vessels, and subsequently placed in-service in the Union Navy during the
211:
389:
362:
performed invaluable service to the squadron during engagements with
496:
at New York City on 12 July 1865 to Camden & Amboy
Railroad Co.
280:
244:, as that Confederate tug attempted to help blockade-running
426:
left for repairs at the
Baltimore Navy Yard in September.
399:, and jockeyed the vessel into firing position against
484:, Fourth Division, until the end of the war.
8:
559:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
534:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
255:laden with munitions for the Confederacy.
488:was decommissioned on 9 June 1865 at the
465:was assigned to captured Confederate ram
553:This article incorporates text from the
528:This article incorporates text from the
480:, on 24 May 1864. She remained with the
18:
373:) on 8 and 9 March 1862. On 8 March,
42:
7:
587:Steamships of the United States Navy
407:rescued the crew of Union gunboat
369:(the former Federal screw frigate
323:North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
147:10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
14:
592:Tenders of the United States Navy
28:Sketch of the confederate tender
546:
521:
506:
51:
44:
22:
16:Tender of the United States Navy
1:
562:. The entry can be found
537:. The entry can be found
453:for repairs but returned to
613:
420:Nag's Head, North Carolina
514:American Civil War portal
356:grounded on 25 February.
185:one 12-pounder rifled gun
130:
37:
21:
386:Sewell's Point, Virginia
226:On 24 April 1861, Union
582:Ships of the Union Navy
242:Hampton Roads, Virginia
131:General characteristics
455:Newport News, Virginia
318:
175:one 30-pounder rifled
543:- Confederate service
478:James River, Virginia
422:, on 26 August 1862.
284:
482:James River Squadron
451:Washington Navy Yard
384:to an anchorage off
265:Washington Navy Yard
335:Baltimore Navy Yard
325:. After patrol and
313:and other ships of
263:was ordered to the
442:towed the monitor
319:
216:American Civil War
182:one 32-pounder gun
126:Sold, 12 July 1865
490:Norfolk Navy Yard
333:proceeded to the
271:by Union steamer
191:
190:
604:
550:
549:
525:
524:
516:
511:
510:
509:
492:and was sold at
206:captured by the
91:26 February 1862
59:
56:
55:
54:
49:
48:
47:
26:
19:
612:
611:
607:
606:
605:
603:
602:
601:
572:
571:
568:- Union service
547:
522:
512:
507:
505:
502:
388:, enabling the
343:Currituck Inlet
249:George M. Smith
224:
222:Service history
163:screw propelled
57:
52:
50:
45:
43:
33:
17:
12:
11:
5:
610:
608:
600:
599:
594:
589:
584:
574:
573:
570:
569:
544:
518:
517:
501:
498:
494:public auction
474:Wilson's Wharf
418:, grounded at
347:North Carolina
339:Virginia Capes
327:reconnaissance
223:
220:
189:
188:
187:
186:
183:
180:
171:
167:
166:
165:
164:
161:
153:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
137:
133:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
118:
117:
114:
105:
101:
100:
97:
96:Decommissioned
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
83:7 January 1864
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
40:
39:
35:
34:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
609:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
579:
577:
567:
565:
560:
557:
556:
555:public domain
545:
542:
540:
535:
532:
531:
530:public domain
520:
519:
515:
504:
499:
497:
495:
491:
487:
486:Young America
483:
479:
475:
471:
470:
464:
463:Young America
460:
456:
452:
448:
447:
441:
440:Young America
437:
436:
431:
430:Young America
427:
425:
424:Young America
421:
417:
413:
412:
406:
405:Young America
402:
398:
397:
391:
387:
383:
382:
376:
375:Young America
372:
368:
367:
361:
360:Young America
357:
355:
354:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
331:Young America
329:assignments,
328:
324:
316:
315:Hampton Roads
312:
311:
306:
305:
300:
299:
294:
293:
288:
287:Young America
283:
279:
277:
276:
270:
269:Potomac River
266:
262:
261:Young America
258:
254:
250:
247:
243:
239:
238:Young America
235:
234:
229:
221:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
202:
198:
197:
196:Young America
184:
181:
178:
174:
173:
172:
169:
168:
162:
159:
156:
155:
154:
151:
150:
146:
143:
142:
138:
135:
134:
129:
125:
122:
121:
116:24 April 1861
115:
112:
108:
107:
106:
103:
102:
98:
95:
94:
90:
87:
86:
82:
79:
78:
74:
71:
70:
66:
63:
62:
58:United States
41:
36:
31:
30:Young America
25:
20:
561:
552:
536:
527:
485:
468:
462:
445:
439:
434:
429:
428:
423:
415:
410:
404:
400:
396:St. Lawrence
395:
380:
374:
370:
365:
359:
358:
353:R. B. Forbes
352:
330:
320:
309:
303:
297:
291:
286:
274:
260:
256:
248:
237:
232:
228:sloop-of-war
225:
195:
193:
192:
158:steam engine
136:Displacement
88:Commissioned
29:
459:prize court
416:Henry Adams
253:James River
201:Confederate
111:Confederate
99:9 June 1865
597:1855 ships
576:Categories
500:References
310:Cumberland
257:Cumberland
251:enter the
233:Cumberland
208:Union Navy
152:Propulsion
444:USS
411:Whitehall
409:USS
403:. Later,
394:USS
379:USS
371:Merrimack
351:USS
341:area for
273:USS
236:captured
231:USS
64:Laid down
401:Virginia
366:Virginia
292:Daylight
285:The USS
275:Resolute
246:schooner
212:blockade
170:Armament
139:173 tons
104:Captured
80:Acquired
72:Launched
469:Atlanta
449:to the
446:Passaic
390:frigate
381:Roanoke
204:steamer
177:Parrott
38:History
551:
526:
435:Zouave
377:towed
298:Wabash
199:was a
113:forces
304:Union
144:Draft
109:from
564:here
539:here
467:CSS
438:and
364:CSS
194:USS
123:Fate
75:1855
67:1855
240:in
210:’s
179:gun
578::
476:,
461:.
345:,
307:,
301:,
295:,
289:,
278:.
218:.
566:.
541:.
317:.
160:,
32:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
