Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: "Old Navy" Ship Photo Archive

Epsilon
ex
 Picket Boat No. 5

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Screw steamer:
  • Built, date and place unknown as the steamer Harry Bumm
  • Purchased by the Union Navy at Philadelphia, 3 June 1864, designated Picket Boat No. 5, Acting ENS. E. M. Boggs in command
  • Names Epsilon in November 1864,
  • During the Civil War Epsilon, also known as Tug No. 5, was assigned to the James River
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold by public auction at New York 12 July 1865
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 55 t.
    Length 66'
    Beam 15'
    Depth 6'
    Draft 7' 6"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 13
    Armament
    eight Enfield rifles
    Propulsion steam
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    Philadelphia (III) 383k Linda prior to being renamed Delta on 27 November 1864. She was also known as Tug No. 4. Note the number 4 on her stack. She is in company with Gamma Tugs No.3 and Epsilon Tug No. 5, a sidewheel steamer and possibly the river monitor USS Onondaga. This photograph was probably taken on the James River near Aiken's Landing.
    Library of Congress photo 01767u    		 Bill Gonyo
    Epsilon
    098619301    		 62k Epsilon Tug no.5, tied up to a buoy This photograph was probably taken on the James River near Aiken's Landing.
    Library of Congress photo 01767u (Cropped)    		 John Spivey
    Epsilon
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The "Old Navy" Ship Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 23 September 2022