USS O. M. Pettit (1857)
| Career (US) | 100x35px |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as Oliver M. Pettit |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1857 |
| Acquired: | 17 August 1861 |
| Commissioned: | 4 October 1861 |
| Decommissioned: | 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Homeport: | Port Royal, South Carolina |
| Fate: | sold, 2 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 165 tons |
| Length: | 106 ft (32 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Draft: | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Propulsion: |
steam engine side wheel-propelled |
| Speed: | 8 knots |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: |
one 30-pounder gun one 20-pounder Parrott rifle |
USS O. M. Pettit (1857) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a tugboat to service Union Navy ships blockading ports of the Confederate States of America.
Oliver M. Pettit, a wooden side wheel steamer built in 1857 at Williamsburg, New York, was purchased by the Navy at New York City 17 August 1861, and commissioned at New York Navy Yard 4 October 1861, as O. M. Pettit, Acting Master A. S. Gardner in command.
Contents
Assigned to serve with the South Atlantic Blockade
After serving as a tug at the New York Navy Yard, the side-wheeler joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron early in 1862, and performed similar services at Port Royal, South Carolina.
Post-war decommissioning, sale and civilian career
After the Civil War, O. M. Pettit was sold at Bay Point, South Carolina, 2 September 1865 to J. W. Walcott, and was abandoned in 1879.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
