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Gunboat of the United States Navy
For other ships with the same name, see USS Tigress.
Tigress – a screwtugboat – was chartered by the U.S. Navy at Baltimore, Maryland, from A. C. Hall sometime in the summer of 1861. At some now unknown date, she was purchased by the Navy. She departed Baltimore on 20 August, bound for the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., where she was outfitted with a howitzer.
Service history
After her conversion for Navy service was completed, Tigress received orders to patrol the Potomac River. She joined CaptainThomas T. Craven′sPotomac River Flotilla on 26 August 1861 and operated largely in patrol activities. On two occasions in early September 1861, she carried captured runaway slaves to Craven′s flagship, the gunboatUSS Resolute.
On the evening of 10 September 1862, while Tigress was on patrol off Indian Head, Maryland, the steamer State of Maine collided with and sank her.
Disposal
Tigress′s wreck subsequently was raised, but on 22 November 1862 she was deemed not worth the expense of repair. The wreck subsequently was sold at public auction, with half of the proceeds going to her former owner, A. C. Hall, who had raised the wreck.
United States
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
