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Thistle (I)
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 US Army Tug Spiteful (1861 - 1862)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Harbor Tug:
  • Built by unknown builder, date and location unknown
  • Acquired by War Department and placed in service as sidewheel tug Spiteful, date unknown
  • Transferred to Navy, 30 September 1862
  • Commissioned USS Thistle, fall 1862
  • Served in West Gulf Flotilla and Mississippi Squadron, 1862 - 1865
  • Decommissioned, 12 August 1865
  • Sold at public auction by Solomon Silver at Mound City, IL, to J.T. Haight for $8,050, 17 August 1865
  • Final disposition, further fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Hull wood
    Displacement 50 tons
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed 10 knots
    Complement unknown
    Armament one 12-pdr smoothbore
    Propulsion steam, sidewheel
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