USS Bignonia (1863)
| Career (US) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Bignonia |
| Ordered: | as Mary Grandy |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1863 at Cleveland, Ohio |
| Acquired: | August 2, 1864 |
| Commissioned: | September 14, 1864 |
| Decommissioned: | July 12, 1865 |
| Fate: | sold, July 12, 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Tugboat |
| Displacement: | 321 long tons (326 t) |
| Length: | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Beam: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam engine screw-propelled |
| Speed: | 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
| Complement: | 50 |
| Armament: | 1 × 30-pounder rifle 2 × 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.
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 on August 2, 1864; and commissioned on September 14, 1864, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant W. D. Roath in command.
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.
Post-war decommissioning and sale
Bignonia was decommissioned there and sold on July 12, 1865.
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References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.