USS Daisy (1850)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Daisy.

USS Daisy off Mound City, Illinois, during the American Civil War. The Mound City hospital is in the background.
History
United States
Name	USS Daisy
Namesake	The well-known flower, common in the United States and Europe.
Launched	1850
Acquired	1 October 1862
Commissioned	24 October 1862
Decommissioned	1865
Fate	Sold, 17 August 1865 at Mound City, Illinois
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	50 long tons (51  t)
Length	73 ft 4 in (22.35 m)
Beam	13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
Draft	6 ft (1.8 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine, screw-propelled
Speed	10  kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)

USS Daisy was a tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy and to assist Union Navy ships requiring her towing services.

Service history

Mulford—a steam tugboat—was built in 1850 at Chicago, Illinois, and acquired by the War Department for use in the Mississippi River and its tributaries early in the Civil War. She was transferred to the Navy on 1 October 1862 and renamed Daisy on 24 October. Daisy served actively as a tug in the upper Mississippi River until the end of the war when she was taken to Mound City, Illinois. She was sold there on 17 August 1865.

References

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

External links

• USS Daisy (1862-1865). Originally named Mulford