USS Lavender
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | as Mayflower |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Acquired | 25 May 1864 |
| Commissioned | June 1864 |
| Fate | Sunk 12 June 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 173 tons |
| Length | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Complement | 23 |
| Armament | two 24-pounder guns |
USS Lavender was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a tugboat.
Service history
Lavender, a tug built at
Delaware Capes
on 11 June 1864.
Shortly before midnight on the 12th, she struck a reef off North Carolina during a severe squall. Efforts to get her free were thwarted when water entered her engine room and put out her fires. The wooden steamer was completely wrecked and nine of her crew were lost before Army steamer John Farrow rescued 14 survivors three days later.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.