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USS Azalea

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal

Harbor Tug:

Built by Donald McKay, Boston, MA

Acquired by Navy from builder, 31 March 1864

Fitted out for naval service at Boston Navy Yard

Commissioned USS Azalea at Boston, 07 June 1864

Decomissioned, 13 July 1865

Sold at Philadelphia to Samuel C. Cook, 10 August 1865

Documented as Tecumseh (ON 24661), 06 October 1865

Homeported New Orleans, LA, 1870s

Owned by S. and J.M. Flanagan, Philadelphia, PA, 1880s

Abandoned, 1890

Specifications:
Displacement 176 tons burden
Length 110'
Beam 21' 6"
Draft 10'
Speed 9 knots
Complement 42
Armament

June 1864: one 30-pdr R, one 20-pdr R

October 1864: one 30-pdr R, one 24-pdr SB
Propulsion one vertical engine (30" x 32"), single screw, 85nhp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
Namesake
	105k	A common flowering shrub of the Rhododendron family. Fittingly, given the tug's Civil War career, azaleas were first introduced to the American landscape at Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1830s. Photo by Jim Evans via Wikimedia Commons.		Dave Wright

Commanding Officers
01	Acting Master Frederick W. Strong	07 June 1864 - ???

Azalea
DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors

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Last Updated 15 February 2020