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Monterey(I)(1863-1891)
renamed
Ivy (1891 - 1892)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Campaign Medal
Steam Tug:
Built in 1862 as the steam screw tug Monitor by Eden Landing, San Francisco, CA.
Launched, date unknown
Purchased for the Navy by COMO. Selfidge, 20 April 1863, from William Mighell for $15,000 in gold
Placed in service as Monterey, 18 May 1863
Monterey was the first tug permanently assigned to Mare Island Navy Yard
She served the Navy at that base for nearly three decades, operating in and around Mare Island and San Francisco Bay, towing ships and barges during the shipyard's years of development into
one of America's largest shipbuilding centers
Renamed Ivy, 3 January 1891
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 7 October 1892,
Final Disposition, scrapped
Specifications:
Displacement 87 t.
Length 75'
Beam 18'
Depth of Hold 7'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament
one 12-pdr
Propulsion
one high pressure steam engine
one boiler
single screw
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Monterey (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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