USS Azalea (1864)

USS Azalea (1864)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Azalea.
Career (US)
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 1864
Acquired: 31 March 1864
Commissioned: 7 June 1864
Decommissioned: 13 July 1865
Struck: 1865 (est.)
Fate: sold, 10 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement: 176 tons
Length: 110'
Beam: 21' 6"
Draught: depth of hold 8' 3"
draft 10'
Propulsion: steam engine
screw-propelled
Speed: 10 knots
Complement: 42
Armament: one 30-pounder Parrott rifle
one 20-pounder Dahlgren rifle

USS Azalea (1864) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as an armed tugboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.

Read more about USS Azalea (1864):  Azalea Constructed in Boston in 1864, Assigned To The South Atlantic Blockade, Post-war Decommissioning, Sale, and Subsequent Maritime Career