Name USS Bignonia Laid down date unknown Commissioned September 14, 1864 | Ordered as Mary Grandy Acquired August 2, 1864 Length 40 m | |
Launched 1863 at Cleveland, Ohio | ||
USS Bignonia (1863) was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Contents
- Acquired by the Union Navy in Cleveland Ohio
- Civil War service
- Post war decommissioning and sale
- References
She was used by the Union Navy as a tugboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
Acquired by the Union Navy in Cleveland, Ohio
Bignonia, a screw tug, was built in 1863 at Cleveland, Ohio, as Mary Grandy; purchased by the Union Navy on August 2, 1864; and commissioned on September 14, 1864, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant W. D. Roath in command.
Civil War service
Until April 1865, Bignonia served with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron as a tug. She was reassigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron in April 1865.
Post-war decommissioning and sale
Bignonia was decommissioned there and sold on July 12, 1865.
References
USS Bignonia (1863) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA