USS Bazely (also designated Tug No. 2 and Beta) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy in a tugboat/patrol boat role in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.

USS Satellite was a large, steam-powered large tugboat, acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War and equipped with two powerful 8-inch guns. She was assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America.

Jul 19, 2023 · Below is a list of ships that served on the Union side during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

This is a list of ships of the Confederate States Navy (CSN), used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. Included are some types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners, steamboats, and privateers which contributed to the war efforts by the CSN.

Mar 30, 2018 · Pulling a long chain of barges, the West End wove onto the Potomac River through a harbor that Marden described as crowded with “steamers, canal boats, tugs, schooners, ships, barges and almost everything in the shape of a …

Civil War Era Large Tugs During the Civil War the Union Navy acquired many hundreds of civilian vessels for temporary use during the war. Most were acquired for part- or full-time use as combatant warships, and except for some sailing ships these combatants are listed on pages 86-97 of Bauer and Roberts, Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775 ...

USS Bazely , a 50-ton steam tugboat, was built in 1863 at Gloucester, New Jersey. Purchased by the Navy in June 1864, she briefly served in the James River area of Virginia. In July, she was sent to the North Carolina Sounds, where she spent the remainder of her Navy career.

This tug, built in 1906, is representative of tugboats that worked America’s ports from the mid-19th century until well into the 20th century. Very few remain; of those, the tug Baltimore is the only one known to be still under steam.

Designated Picket Boat No. 1, the tug, commanded by Acting Ensign Nathaniel R. Davis, was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and first appeared on its list of vessels on 1 November 1864 46. She served on the James River for the last months of the Civil War protecting the Union shipping which supported General Grant’s troops ...

USS Martin was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy for various tasks, including those of a torpedo boat, tugboat, and a picket boat, patrolling Confederate waterways to prevent the South from trading with other countries.