USS Verbena (1864)
USS Verbena (1864) was a small 104-ton steamer purchased by the Union Navy towards the end of the American Civil War.
Verbena, outfitted with a 20-pounder Parrott rifle by the Navy, was placed in service as a gunboat and assigned to the blockade of the Confederate States of America. However, most of her service was as a tugboat and as a ship’s tender.
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