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USS Saffron

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
  • Built by unknown builder, New Brunswick, NJ
  • Completed as steam tug John T. Jenkins, 1863
  • Purchased by Navy at Perth Amboy, NJ, for $15,500, 08 December 1864
  • Commissioned USS Saffron, 17 December 1864
  • Served in North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1865
  • Sold by Burdett, Jones & Co. at public auction at New York to D. Townsend for $7,500, 25 October 1865
  • Documented as tug Clifton (ON 4871), 17 February 1866
  • Final disposition, lost (circumstances unknown), 1885
    Specifications:
    Hull wood
    Displacement 73 tons
    Length 66' 0"
    Beam 17' 1"
    Draft 8' 0"
    Speed 14 knots
    Complement 16
    Armament one gun
    Propulsion one vertical HP engine, one screw
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    Commanding Officers
    01Acting Ensign Henry Melville Pishon17 December 1864 - ????
    USS Saffron
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
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