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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Thistle (I)
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US Army Tug Spiteful (1861 - 1862) Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
Built by unknown builder, date and location unknown
Acquired by War Department and placed in service as sidewheel tug Spiteful, date unknown
Transferred to Navy, 30 September 1862
Commissioned USS Thistle, fall 1862
Served in West Gulf Flotilla and Mississippi Squadron, 1862 - 1865
Decommissioned, 12 August 1865
Sold at public auction by Solomon Silver at Mound City, IL, to J.T. Haight for $8,050, 17 August 1865
Final disposition, further fate unknown Specifications:
Hull wood
Displacement 50 tons
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Speed 10 knots
Complement unknown
Armament one 12-pdr smoothbore
Propulsion steam, sidewheel 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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