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USS Glance

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History
Union Navy JackUnited States
Orderedas Glide
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1863
Acquired2 June 1864
In servicec. 2 June 1864
Out of service27 September 1883
Stricken1883 (est.)
Homeport
Fatesold, 27 September 1883
General characteristics
Displacement81 tons
Length75'
Beam17'
Draught8'
Propulsion
Speed8 knots
Complementnot known
Armamentnot known

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.

Constructed in Philadelphia in 1863

Glance was built in 1863 as the merchant tug Glide by Reany, Archibald & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 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.

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References

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