Civil War Operations
Tigress joined Capt Thomas T. Craven's Potomac River flotilla on 26 August and operated largely in patrol activities. On two occasions in early September, she carried captured runaway slaves to Capt. Craven's flagship, USS Resolute.
On the evening of 10 September, while Tigress was on patrol off Indian Head, Maryland, steamer State of Maine ran down the tug and sank her. The ship's wreck was subsequently raised; but, on 22 November 1862, she was deemed not worth the expense of repair.
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