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US Army Tug Spitfire (1862)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Steam Tug:
Built, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Purchased by the U.S. War Department in 1862, named Spitfire
Spitfire was placed into service by the U.S. Army as a tugboat, dispatch boat and gunboat on the upper Mississippi River
During the Battle of Island Number Ten in March 1862 Spitfire was used to carry dispatches
On 5 June 1862 Spitfire captured Confederate transport Sovereign near Fort Pillow, TN.
On 14 June she took steamer Clara Dolsen after a long chase from Helena, Arkansas, ending on the White River a short distance above its mouth
Spitfire was transferred by the U.S. War Department to the Union Navy 30 September 1862
Spitfire was renamed Hyacinth 19 October 1862
Hyacinth served the Mississippi Squadron until the end of the war. She was especially useful in operations which resulted in the fall of Vicksburg, and assisted in the salvage work which refloated USS Indianola
Placed out of service and sold at public auction in Mound City, IL., 17 August 1865 to J. H. Payne. For $4,350. Redocumented as ROLLA on September 30, 1865. Specifications:
Displacement 50 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 6'
Speed 8 kts
Complement unknown
Armament one gun
Propulsion steam
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