USS Standish

USS Standish was an iron-hulled screw tug of the United States Navy.

History
United States
Name	USS Standish
Namesake	Myles Standish
Laid down	1864
Launched	1865
In service	1871
Fate	Sold, 5 August 1921
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Tonnage	350 long tons (356 t)
Length	137 ft (42 m)
Beam	26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament	2 × guns

Built at Boston in 1864, but completed too late for service in the American Civil War. After completing her trials in January 1866, the ship was laid up at Norfolk.

Service history

In 1871 she was placed in service at the Norfolk Navy Yard. After repairs at Philadelphia in late 1878 and 1879, the tug served briefly at Newport, Rhode Island, before moving to Annapolis for service as a practice ship at the United States Naval Academy. Except for occasional visits to navy yards for repairs, she remained at the Naval Academy serving as a station tug when not on duty as a practice ship - through World War I. She was sold on 5 August 1921 to B. Wever & Sons, Baltimore, Maryland.

References

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

External links

• Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Standish
• Log of U.S. Steamer Standish, 1881, MS 137 held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy