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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Snowdrop
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
Built by Robert McKibben, Buffalo, NY
Completed as steam tug Albert DeGroot, July 1863
Purchased by Navy from C.W. Copeland at Perth Amboy, NJ, for $22,500, 16 October 1863
Placed in service as Snowdrop, 1863
Served in North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864
Served as yard tug, Norfolk Navy Yard, 1865 - 1883
Final disposition, sold and broken up at New York Navy Yard, 1884 Specifications:
Hull wood
Displacement 125 tons
Length 91' 0"
Beam 17' 6"
Draft 8' 0"
Speed 12 mph
Complement 14
Armament two guns
Propulsion one overhead cylinder engine (24" x 24"), one screw Click On Image
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DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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