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USS Pink

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
  • Built by unknown builder, Newburgh, NY
  • Completed as tug Zouave, 1863
  • Purchased by Navy from New York and Glen Cove Steam Navigation Co. for $38,000, 14 December 1863
  • Commissioned USS Pink, 06 February 1864
  • Served in North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, April - July 1864
  • Served in West Gulf Blockading Squadron, August 1864 - September 1865
  • Ran aground and bilged off Dauphin Island, AL, while trying to make Sand Island Light in gale, 22 September 1865
  • (Some sources indicate she was salvaged and sold for further service)
    Specifications:
    Hull wood
    Displacement 184 tons
    Length 110' 4"
    Beam 24' 6"
    Draft 7' 0"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 24
    Armament one 30-pdr Parrott rifle, two 12-pdr smoothbore
    Propulsion steam, one screw
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    Namesake
    Peony
    140895901    		 149k Dianthus plumarius, also known as the common pink, garden pink, or wild pink, or simply pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. This species is native to Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia, and naturalized in Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and is invasive in many states of America.
    Dianthus plumarius flower, Shanghai Botanical Garden. Photo by 阿橋HQ via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0    		 Dave Wright
    Commanding Officers
    01Acting Master John B. Dicks06 February 1864 - ????
    Pink
    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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