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USS Hoyt
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Campaign Medal
Screw Tug:
Built in 1863 as the merchant tug Luke Hoyt, at Philadelphia, PA.
renamed Hoyt, date unknown
Launched, date unknown
Purchased for the Navy at Philadelphia, PA., 1 July 1864
Steam tugs Hoyt,
USS Belle and
USS Martin were fitted as torpedo boats
Commissioned, date unknown.
They were dispatched by RADM. S. P. Lee to join Union Naval Forces in the rivers and sounds of North Carolina
These torpedo boats were intended as counter-weapons against Confederate rams rumored to be building up the Roanoke River
Admiral Lee described their armament : "This form of torpedo is intended to explode on impact, and to be placed on a pole or rod projecting not less than 15 feet, and if possible 20 feet,
beyond the vessel using it. It contains 150 pounds of powder."
Hoyt took station at New Berne, N.C., waiting for a combat opportunity that never came
She steamed north late in May 1865, decommissioned, date unknown, at Philadelphia
Sold at public auction, 10 August 1865, at Philadelphia
final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 45'
Beam 10'5"
Depth of Hold 4'7"
Draft unknown
Speed 7 kts
Complement 9
Armament
one spar torpedo
Propulsion
one steam engine
one boiler
single screw
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