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USS Carnation
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Screw Tug:
Built in 1863 as the screw tug Ajax by Neafie and Levy, Philadelphia, PA.
Launched, date unknown
Purchased for the navy by RADM. Paulding, 24 August 1863, at New York, from A.H. Cunningham
Commissioned USS Carnation, 20 October 1863, Acting Ensign W. Boyd in command
Carnation was assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and arrived on station off Charleston, S.C., 6 November 1863
In addition to her blockade duties Carnation ferried men and supplies, and performed picket duty until the end of the war
Carnation was decommissioned, 8 July 1865, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
Sold 10 August 1865
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 82 t.
Length 73'6"
Beam 17'6"
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 7'6"
Speed 10 kts
Complement 19
Armament
one 20-pdr Parrott rifle
one 12-pdr rifle
Propulsion
one overhead steam engine, cylinder diameter 20", stroke 20"
one boiler
single screw
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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Last Updated 3 June 2022