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USS Speedwell
Pinta Class Harbor Tug:
Built by James Tetlow, Boston, MA
Ordered, 20 December 1863
Laid down, 1864
Launched, 08 April 1865
Completed as tugboat Speedwell, 13 November 1865
Stationed at Portsmouth Navy Yard, 1865 - 1877
On duty with Fish Commission, 1878
Stationed at Washington Navy Yard, 1878 - 1884
Stationed at Norfolk Navy Yard, 1884 - 1890
Declared unfit for sea service and condemned at Norfolk, 1890
Struck from Naval Register, 19 December 1890
Offered for sale but no bids received, April 1891
Readvertised for sale but again no bids received, 26 April 1894
Sold to Oscar F. Smith, Norfolk, VA, for $337, 23 July 1894
Converted to seagoing barge, renamed Viola W. Tunis (ON 61171), documented 1902
Foundered in gale about 25 miles SW of Diamond Shoal Lightship, 06 May 1912
Specifications:
Displacement 306 tons, 450 tons displacement
Length 137' 0" pp; 148' 2" overall
Beam 26' 0"
Draft 9' 5"
Speed 10 knots
Complement 50
Armament two guns (as planned)
Propulsion steam, one screw, 340hp
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