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|Ship name=USS ''Delta'' |
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|Ship purchased= [[3 June]] [[1864]] |
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|Ship length= 66' |
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|Ship draught= depth of hold 6' <br/> draft 7'8" |
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|Ship propulsion= [[steam engine ]] |
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'''USS ''Delta'' |
'''USS ''Delta''''' was a [[steamship]] used by the [[Union Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] to prevent the South from trading with other countries. |
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| ⚫ | ''Delta'' — a steam [[tugboat]] — was purchased as '''''Linda''''' at [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], 3 June 1864, and renamed ''Delta'' on 27 November. She was also known as '''''Tug No. 4'''''. ''Delta'' was sent to [[Hampton Roads, Virginia]], to be fitted as a [[torpedo]] (mine) tug, and operated in the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]] until 28 March 1865. She was transferred to the [[Sound (geography)|sounds]] of [[North Carolina]] for duty, and for a short time in April 1865 was placed at the disposal of the [[Union Army]] with four other torpedo tugs. ''Delta'' was sent to [[New York City|New York]] at the close of the war and sold there on 5 September. |
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She was transferred to the [[Sound (geography)|sounds]] of [[North Carolina]] for duty, and for a short time in April [[1865]] was placed at the disposal of the [[Union Army]] with four other torpedo tugs. |
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== Post-war decommissioning and sale == |
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''Delta'' was sent to [[New York]] at the close of the war and sold there [[5 September]] [[1865]]. |
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== See also == |
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* [[American Civil War]] |
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== External links == |
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[[Category:Ships of the Union Navy]] |
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[[Category:Steamships of the United States Navy]] |
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[[Category:Tugs of the United States Navy]] |
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[[Category:Torpedo boats of the United States Navy]] |
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[[Category:American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 18 November 2022
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| Name | USS Delta |
| Acquired | 3 June 1864 |
| In service | 1864 |
| Out of service | 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 5 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 50 long tons (51 t) |
| Length | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Beam | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) |
| Depth of hold | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) |
| Armament | 1 × spar torpedo |
USS Delta was a steamship used by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Service history
[edit]Delta — a steam tugboat — was purchased as Linda at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 June 1864, and renamed Delta on 27 November. She was also known as Tug No. 4. Delta was sent to Hampton Roads, Virginia, to be fitted as a torpedo (mine) tug, and operated in the James River until 28 March 1865. She was transferred to the sounds of North Carolina for duty, and for a short time in April 1865 was placed at the disposal of the Union Army with four other torpedo tugs. Delta was sent to New York at the close of the war and sold there on 5 September.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.