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USS Harcourt (I)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Campaign Medal
Screw Tug:
Built, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Purchased, 14 June 1864, by RADM. H. Paulding for the Navy at New York
Placed in service, date unknown, Acting Ensign J. A. Chadwick in command
Initially Harcourt operated as a dispatch boat at Hampton Roads
On 31 July 1864 Harcourt was shifted to Beaufort, N.C., to serve with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron as a pilot tug
She remained at Beaufort carrying pilots to and from ships in the harbor until returning to Norfolk for repairs in November 1864
Upon completion of repairs Harcourt spent a brief period as a patrol boat on the James River in March 1865
In April she assisted in towing the hulk of the former CSS Albemarle, the formidable ram sunk in Albemarle Sound on 27 October 1864 by
Lt. William B. Cushing, to the Norfolk Navy Yard, where she arrived on 27 April
Harcourt performed various tug duties in Hampton Roads until placed in ordinary, 20 November 1865
Sold at public auction, 16 April 1867 for $3,581.45
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 75 t.
Length 66'
Beam 16'3"
Depth of Hold 7'9"
Draft forward 6'6" aft 7'9"
Speed 13kts
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion
one high pressure overhead cylinder steam engine
one boiler
single screw
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Harcourt (I)
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