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USS Glance (1863)
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USS Glance (1863) was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy
during the American Civil War
. She was used as a tugboat
in Virginia
by the Navy during the war, after which she was stationed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, where she provided tug services until sold in 1883.
; purchased by Rear Admiral S. H. Stringham at Boston, Massachusetts, 2 June 1864, and placed under command of Acting Ensign H. Wheeler.
Category:Ships of the Union Navy
Union Navy
The Union Navy is the label applied to the United States Navy during the American Civil War, to contrast it from its direct opponent, the Confederate States Navy...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. She was used as a tugboat
Tugboat
A tugboat is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal,or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for...
in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
by the Navy during the war, after which she was stationed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, where she provided tug services until sold in 1883.
Constructed in Philadelphia in 1863
Glance was built in 1863 as the merchant tug Glide by Reany, Archibald & Sons, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
; purchased by Rear Admiral S. H. Stringham at Boston, Massachusetts, 2 June 1864, and placed under command of Acting Ensign H. Wheeler.
Assigned to Hampton Roads
Glance arrived at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 20 July 1864 for service as yard tug until 13 July 1865, when ordered to Philadelphia for identical duty. She continued yard tug duties at Philadelphia until 27 September 1883.Decommissioning and sale
She was sold on that date to Mr. W. H. Swift, Boston, Massachusetts.External links
Category:Ships of the Union Navy