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USS Rescue
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
Built by Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, DE (YN 82)
Purchased by Navy from builders before completion for $17,300, 21 August 1861
Commissioned USS Rescue, September 1861
Served in Potomac Flotilla, September - October 1861
Served in North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, November 1861
Served in blockade of Charleston, SC, November 1862 - June 1864
Served in Potomac Flotilla, September 1864 - 1865
Served as yard tug and fireboat at Washington Navy Yard, 1865 - 1889
Declared unservicable and condemned, 1889
Sold, 24 March 1891
Documented as merchant tug Hercules (ON 11534), 1891
Final disposition, last in registers, 1898
Specifications:
Hull iron
Displacement 111 tons
Length 80' 0"
Beam 18' 0"
Draft 8' 7"
Speed 6 knots
Complement 20
Armament one 20-pdr Parrott rifle, one 12-pdr rifle
Propulsion one inverted vertical engine (26" x 24"), one screw
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USS Rescue
DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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Last Updated 25 July 2022