USS Cohasset (1860)
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1860 |
| Acquired: | 13 September 1861 |
| In service: | 26 October 1861 |
| Out of service: | 1882 |
| Struck: | 1892 (est.) |
| Homeport: | Boston Navy Yard |
| Fate: | sold, 9 May 1892 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 100 tons |
| Length: | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Beam: | 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft 2 in (2.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine |
| Speed: | 8 knots |
| Complement: | 12 |
| Armament: | one 20-pounder rifled gun |
USS Cohasset (1860) was a tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy for various purposes: as a tugboat, dispatch boat, escort vessel, and even as a gunboat.
Cohasset, a tug originally called E. D. Fogg and later Narragansett, was built in 1860 at Providence, Rhode Island; purchased by the Navy 13 September 1861; outfitted at New York Navy Yard; delivered at Hampton Roads, Virginia, 26 October 1861; and assigned to duty with the Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Pilot Thomas Evans in command.
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[edit] Assigned to the Atlantic Blockade
From 26 October 1861 to July 1864 Cohasset sailed in the Norfolk, Virginia, area and in the rivers of Virginia as a picket and dispatch boat, carried mail and supplies, towed coal barges, acted as guard for Minnesota, and shared in the fighting in the York, James, and Nansemond Rivers.
[edit] Providing harbor defense for Beaufort, North Carolina
Ordered to Beaufort, North Carolina, in July 1864, Cohasset was used for harbor defense and towing until 1 October 1864, when she returned to Norfolk for duty towing coal barges in the James River.
[edit] Post-Civil War activity
Cohasset arrived at Boston Navy Yard 1 June 1865. She served as yard tug there until 1882, when she was transferred to Newport, Rhode Island.
[edit] Final disposition
Cohasset was sold 9 May 1892 at Newport, Rhode Island.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
