USS Nettle (1862)

USS Nettle (1862) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy from the Union Army during the American Civil War.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Nettle.
History
United States
Orderedas Wonder
Laid downdate unknown
Launcheddate unknown
Acquired30 September 1862
In service19 October 1862
Out of service20 October 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
HomeportVicksburg, Mississippi
Fatesank, 20 October 1865
General characteristics
Displacement50 tons
Lengthnot known
Beamnot known
Draftnot known
Propulsion
Speednot known
Complementnot known
Armamentnot known

She served the Navy primarily as a tugboat on the Mississippi River.

Wonder transferred from the Army to the Navy as Nettle

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.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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