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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive USS Zouave
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
Built by unknown builder, Albany, NY
Completed as screw tug Zouave, 1861
Purchased by Navy at New York for $15,000, 20 December 1861
Commissioned USS Zouave, 01 February 1862
Served in North Atlantic Blockading Squadron on James River and Hampton Roads, 1861 - 1865
Decommisioned at New York Navy Yard, 14 June 1865
Sold at public auction at Washington by Burdett, Jones & Co. to M.O. Roberts for $9,000, 12 July 1865
Documented as merchant tug Zouave (ON 28037), 23 August 1865
Registered to Forsyth Towing Line, New York, NY, renamed Forsyth Bros., 18 May 1914
Final disposition, abandoned, 1918 Specifications:
Hull wood
Displacement 127 tons
Length 95' 0"
Beam 20' 10"
Draft 9' 0"
Speed 10 knots
Complement 25
Armament two 30-pdr Parrott rifles
Propulsion two HP direct-acting engines, one screw Click On Image
For Full Size Image Size Image Description Source There are no images of USS Zouave available at NavSource Commanding Officers
01 Acting Master Henry Reaney 01 February 1862 - ???? USS Zouave
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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Last Updated 25 July 2022
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