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Lupin
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Campaign Medal
Screw Tug:
Built in 1861 as the screw tug C. Vanderbilt, at Philadelphia, PA.
Launched, date unknown
Purchased for the Navy by RADM H. Paulding, 19 November 1863, at New York from Sarah J. Duvall and Mary S. Boggs, for $15,000
Renamed Lupin
No record of any naval service by the tug has been found
She remained in custody of the Navy until sold at public auction to F. S. Palmerston, 25 October 1865, for $5,500
Redocumented as C. Vanderbilt, 23 April 1866
Renamed Lewis S. Wandell, 16 July 1883
Sold to a foreign purchaser in 1884
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 68 t.
Length 69'
Beam 16'
Depth of Hold 6'6"
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Rig tug
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion
one high pressure steam engine, cylinder diameter 20", stroke 20"
one boiler
single screw
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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Last Updated 15 July 2022