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USS Zouave

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
  • Built by unknown builder, Albany, NY
  • Completed as screw tug Zouave, 1861
  • Purchased by Navy at New York for $15,000, 20 December 1861
  • Commissioned USS Zouave, 01 February 1862
  • Served in North Atlantic Blockading Squadron on James River and Hampton Roads, 1861 - 1865
  • Decommisioned at New York Navy Yard, 14 June 1865
  • Sold at public auction at Washington by Burdett, Jones & Co. to M.O. Roberts for $9,000, 12 July 1865
  • Documented as merchant tug Zouave (ON 28037), 23 August 1865
  • Registered to Forsyth Towing Line, New York, NY, renamed Forsyth Bros., 18 May 1914
  • Final disposition, abandoned, 1918
    Specifications:
    Hull wood
    Displacement 127 tons
    Length 95' 0"
    Beam 20' 10"
    Draft 9' 0"
    Speed 10 knots
    Complement 25
    Armament two 30-pdr Parrott rifles
    Propulsion two HP direct-acting engines, one screw
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    Commanding Officers
    01Acting Master Henry Reaney01 February 1862 - ????
    USS Zouave
    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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