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Standish

District Harbor Tug (Screw Steamer):

Laid down in 1864-65 at Boston, MA.

Launched, date unknown

Laid up at Norfolk, VA. after completion of trials in January 1866

Placed in service at Norfolk Navy Yard in 1871

Standish was assigned to US Naval Academy as practice ship and station tug, circa 1880

Placed out of service and sold, 5 August 1921, to B. Wever & Sons, Baltimore, MD.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 350t.
Length 137' 0"
Beam 26'
Draft 9' 6"
Speed 10 kts
Complement unknown
Armament 2 guns
Propulsion steam, single screw

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	81k	*Standish, possibly in the Severn River, off the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. in 1899 with a steam launch alongside. Standish* was a station tug at the Naval Academy from about 1880 through the First World War. The ship in the left background is the US Light House Service Tender *Maple. US Navy photo # NR & L(O) 12163).* from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.		Robert Hurst

View the Standish
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Last Updated 12 October 2007