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USS Monterey (1862)

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Ordered
  
as Monitor

Acquired
  
20 April 1863

Out of service
  
1891

Launched
  
1862

Weight
  
88.4 tons

Laid down
  
date unknown

In service
  
18 May 1863

Struck
  
7 October 1892

Length
  
23 m

USS Monterey (1862) was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the navy as a tugboat for several decades on the U.S. West Coast.

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Monterey, a steam screw tug, was built as Monitor in 1862 by Eden Landing, San Francisco, California; purchased by the Navy from William Mighell 20 April 1863; renamed Monterey 18 May 1863: and placed in service the same day.

Assigned to the Mare Island Navy Yard

The first tug permanently assigned to Mare Island Navy Yard, Monterey served the Navy at that base for nearly three decades, operating in and around Mare Island, California, and San Francisco Bay, towing ships and barges during the shipyard’s years of development into one of America’s largest shipbuilding centers.

Decommissioned and scrapped after three decades of work

Her name was changed to Ivy 3 January 1891 and she was struck from the Naval Register 7 October 1892 and scrapped.

References

USS Monterey (1862) Wikipedia