USS Unit (1862)
History | |
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Ordered | as Union |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1862 |
Acquired | 2 June 1864 |
In service | 1864 |
Out of service | 1865 |
Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
Fate | sold, 12 July 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 57 tons |
Length | not known |
Beam | not known |
Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 7.5 knots |
Complement | not known |
Armament | none indicated |
USS Unit (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
She was used as a tugboat by the Navy and she provided her services to ships in the blockade squadrons. She also served as a repair tender for ships needing her services.
Service during the American Civil War[]
Unit—steamer Union built at Philadelphia in 1862—was purchased at Boston on 2 June 1864. Unit was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and served as a tug and repair vessel in Hampton Roads, Virginia, for the duration of the Civil War. In June 1865, the tug was sent to New York City.
End-of-war decommission and continued maritime career[]
Unit was sold at auction there on 12 July 1865 to C. and E. T. Peters. Redocumented as a merchant steamer on 6 September 1865, Unit remained in mercantile service until 1902.
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References[]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Ships of the Union Navy
- Ships built in Philadelphia
- Steamships of the United States Navy
- Tugs of the United States Navy
- Tenders of the United States Navy
- American Civil War auxiliary ships of the United States
- 1862 ships