USS Nettle (1862)
| Career (US) | Union Navy Jack |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as Wonder |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Acquired: | 30 September 1862 |
| In service: | 19 October 1862 |
| Out of service: | 20 October 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Homeport: | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Fate: | sank, 20 October 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 50 tons |
| Length: | not known |
| Beam: | not known |
| Draft: | not known |
| Propulsion: |
steam engine side wheel-propelled |
| Speed: | not known |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | not known |
USS Nettle (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy from the Union Army during the American Civil War.
She served the Navy primarily as a tugboat on the Mississippi River.
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Wonder, a side-wheel steamer, purchased by the Union Army early in the Civil War for service in the Western Flotilla, was transferred to the Navy 30 September 1862 and renamed Nettle 19 October 1862.
Service as a tugboat on the Mississippi River
Nettle, commanded by Acting Ens. Perry C. Wright, served as a tug on the Mississippi River above Vicksburg, Mississippi, until after the Confederate river fortress fell 4 July 1863.
Continued service on the Mississippi
Then, based at Vicksburg, she continued supporting operations of the Mississippi Squadron maintaining Union lines of supply and communication along the inland waters of the Mississippi and its tributaries.
Nettle sinks in a river collision
She was sunk in a collision with an ironclad 20 October 1865.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
