USS Bignonia (1863)
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| Career (US) |   |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as Mary Grandy |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1863 at Cleveland, Ohio |
| Acquired: | 2 August 1864 |
| Commissioned: | 14 September 1864 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 July 1865 |
| Fate: | sold, 12 July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 321 tons |
| Length: | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Beam: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 8 in (3.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine screw-propelled |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Complement: | 50 |
| Armament: | one 30-pounder rifle two 12-pounder smoothbore guns |
USS Bignonia (1863) was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
She was used by the Union Navy as a tugboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
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[edit] Acquired by the Union Navy in Cleveland, Ohio
Bignonia, a screw tug, was built in 1863 at Cleveland, Ohio, as Mary Grandy; purchased by the Union Navy 2 August 1864; and commissioned 14 September 1864, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant W. D. Roath in command.
[edit] Civil War service
Until April 1865, Bignonia served with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron as a tug. She was reassigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron in April 1865.
[edit] Post-war decommissioning and sale
Bignonia was decommissioned there and sold 12 July 1865.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
