U.S.S. Pilgrim (1864)
| U.S.S. Pilgrim (1864) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | None |
| Builder: | Pusey, Jones & Co.[1] |
| Launched: | 1 November, 1864[2] |
| Commissioned: | 2 March, 1865[3] |
| Stricken: | 1 January, 1889[4] |
| Sold: | 25 April, 1891[5] |
U.S.S. Pilgrim was an iron-hulled screw tug completed in 1865 for the U.S. Navy
Construction
Pilgrim was one of eleven iron-hulled steam tugs ordered by the Navy Department to assist with the blockade of the Southern states. According to the New York Times of 12 September, 1864, "Strong and efficient tugs have long been needed by the blockading fleets, and it was found that the old wooden tugs that ply along our rivers were poor substitutes for the service."[6] The other ten tugs were the nine Fortunes and Pilgrim's sister Maria (lost in collision with the monitor Miantonomoh in 1870).
Pilgrim was built at Wilmington, Delaware by Pusey, Jones & Co. and launched on 1 November, 1864.[7]
Service
Template:DANFS Pilgrim completed too late for service in the Civil War, and her career is sparsely documented other than logs covering slightly more than a year in 1870 and 1871. At the beginning of 1870 she was listed as a tender to the North Atlantic Fleet.[8] She commissioned at Key West on 4 May, 1870 and operated primarily in the Florida Keys until steaming to New Orleans in the spring of 1871. In July she proceeded to Philadelphia where she decommissioned 29 July. In January 1883, she was listed as a Yard Tug at Philadelphia, probably serving in a non-commissioned capacity.[9]
Pilgrim was stricken from the Naval Register 1 January, 1889, appraised at $500, and sold at Philadelphia on 25 March, 1891.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Acting Ensign John Daley, before 1 January, 1868[11]
- Lieutenant William B. Newman, 20 April, 1870[12] – 29 July, 1871[13]
Armament
1870
- Two howitzers
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. Civil War. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. Civil War. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. Civil War. p. 79.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 3.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 3.
- ↑ "Naval Movements". The New York Times. Monday, 12 September, 1863. Vol. XIII. Issue 4,046, col. D, p. 8.
- ↑ Silverstone. Civil War. p. 79.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1870. p. 155.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1883. p. 168.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 3.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1868. p. 117.
- ↑ Register of Officers, July 1870. p. 16.
- ↑ Records of Living Officers (3th ed). p. 222.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1870. p. 155.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: Civil War Navies, 1855-1883. New York: Routledge.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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