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Rocket
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
Built by Maxson & Fish, Mystic, CT
Launched, 03 September 1862
Completed as steam tug J.D. Billard, 1862
Purchased by Navy from Copeland & Howe at New York for $22,500, 16 September 1863
Placed in service as Rocket, October 1863
Served as ordnance tug and fireboat at New York Navy Yard, 1863 - 1884
Reboilered, 1884
Served as yard tug and fireboat at Boston Navy Yard, 1884 - 1899
Overhauled at Portsmouth Navy Yard, 1889
Stricken from Naval Register, 27 October 1899
Sold at Newport, RI, to Carrie I. Hall, New York, NY, for $1,300.00, 28 December 1899
Documented as tug J.D. Billard (ON 77480), 1900
Final disposition, burned at New York, 1909
Specifications:
Hull wood
Displacement 127 tons
Length 85' 8" waterline, 98' 0" overall
Beam 18' 10"
Draft 7' 0"
Speed 8.5 knots
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion one vertical inverted HP engine (25" x 24"), one screw
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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