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USS Camelia
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Screw Tug:
Built in 1862 as the screw tug Governor at New York
Launched, date unknown
Purchased for the navy by RADM H Paulding at New York from Rufus C. Palmer et al, 17 September 1863
Commissioned USS Camelia, 28 November 1863. Acting Ensign R. W. Parker in command the next day.
Camelia served in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Charleston, S.C. and at Port Royal, S.C, from 21 January 1864 to 1 July 1865
In addition to blockade duty Camelia contributed officers and men to the naval brigade which carried out successful operations ashore in the Broad River area of
South Carolina in November and December 1864
Returning to New York, the tug was decommissioned and sold there 15 August 1865
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 198 t.
Length 111'
Beam 19'6"
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 10'6"
Speed 10 kts
Complement 40
Armament
two 20-pdr rifles
Propulsion
one high pressure overhead steam engine, cylinder diameter 30", stroke 30"
one boiler
single screw
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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