USS Unit (1862)

USS Unit (1862)

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, Pennsylvania, in 1862 -- was purchased at Boston, Massachusetts, 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.

References

See also

* United States Navy
* American Civil War

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/u1/unit.htm USS Unit]


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