USS Bazely (1863)

USS Bazely (1863)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Bazely.

USS Bazely (at left) striking a mine.
Career (US)
Ordered: as J. E. Bazely
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 1863
Acquired: 3 June 1864
In service: circa June 1864
Out of service: 9 December 1864
Struck: 1864 (est.)
Fate: scuttled, December 1864
General characteristics
Displacement: 50 tons
Length: not known
Beam: 16 ft (4.9 m)
Draft: 7 ft (2.1 m)
Depth of hold: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion: steam engine
screw-propelled
Speed: not known
Complement: not known
Armament: not known

USS Bazely (1863) (also designated Tug No. 2 and Beta) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy in a tugboat/patrol boat role in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.

Read more about USS Bazely (1863):  Conversion of Tugboat Role To Patrol Craft Role, Redesignation Process of Names To Numbers, Her Sister Ships Return Later To Destroy The Remains of Bazely