USS Hoyt (1863)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as Luke Hoyt |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1863 |
| Acquired: | 1 July 1864 |
| In service: | 1864 |
| Out of service: | 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate: | not known |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | not known |
| Length: | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Beam: | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
| Draught: | 4 ft 7 in (1.40 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine screw-propelled |
| Speed: | 7 knots |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | one spar torpedo |
USS Hoyt (1863) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy for various tasks, including those of a torpedo boat.
Hoyt, a former merchant tug Luke Hoyt, built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1863, was acquired 1 July 1864.
Read more about USS Hoyt (1863): Fitting Out As A Torpedo Boat, North Carolina Operations, Post-war Decommissioning and Sale, Notes On Torpedo Warfare During The American Civil War
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