USS O. M. Pettit
Tugboat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS O. M. Pettit was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a tugboat to service Union Navy ships blockading ports of the Confederate States of America.
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USS O. M. Pettit, ca. 1860s, location unknown | |
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United States | |
Name | USS O. M. Pettit |
Launched | 1857 |
Acquired | 17 August 1861 |
Commissioned | 4 October 1861 |
Decommissioned | 1865 |
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General characteristics | |
Type | tug |
Displacement | 165 tons |
Length | 106 ft (32 m) |
Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine, sidewheel |
Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
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