USS Rescue (1861)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Rescue.
USS Rescue was a small (111-ton) steamer commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
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Laid down | date unknown |
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Acquired | 21 August 1861 |
Commissioned | circa 21 August 1861 |
Decommissioned | 1889 |
Stricken | 1891 (est.) |
Homeport | Washington Navy Yard |
Fate | Sold on 25 March 1891 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 111 tons |
Length | 80’ |
Beam | 18’ |
Draught | 8’ |
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Speed | 6 knots |
Complement | not known |
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She served the Union Navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America as a gunboat and dispatch boat. After the war's end, Rescue continued to serve the Navy, but this time as a tugboat and as a fireboat.