USS Monterey (1862)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Monterey.

History
US
Ordered	as Monitor
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	1862
Acquired	20 April 1863
In service	18 May 1863
Out of service	1891
Stricken	7 October 1892
Fate	scrapped
General characteristics
Displacement	87 tons
Length	75 ft (23 m)
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft	7 ft (2.1 m)
Propulsion	steam engine screw-propelled
Speed	not known
Complement	not known
Armament	one 24-pounder gun one 12-pounder gun

USS Monterey (1862) was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the navy as a tugboat for several decades on the U.S. West Coast.

Monterey, a steam screw tug, was built as Monitor in 1862 by Eden Landing, San Francisco, California; purchased by the Navy from William Mighell 20 April 1863; renamed Monterey 18 May 1863: and placed in service the same day.

Assigned to the Mare Island Navy Yard

The first tug permanently assigned to Mare Island Navy Yard, Monterey served the Navy at that base for nearly three decades, operating in and around Mare Island, California, and San Francisco Bay, towing ships and barges during the shipyard’s years of development into one of America’s largest shipbuilding centers.

Decommissioned and scrapped after three decades of work

Her name was changed to Ivy 3 January 1891 and she was struck from the Naval Register 7 October 1892 and scrapped.

See also

• United States Navy
• List of United States Navy ships

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.