USS Daisy (1850)
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NameUSS Daisy
NamesakeThe well-known flower, common in the United States and Europe.
Launched1850
Acquired1 October 1862
 USS Daisy off Mound City, Illinois, during the American Civil War. The Mound City hospital is in the background. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
  United States | |
| Name | USS Daisy |
| Namesake | The well-known flower, common in the United States and Europe. |
| Launched | 1850 |
| Acquired | 1 October 1862 |
| Commissioned | 24 October 1862 |
| Decommissioned | 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 17 August 1865 at Mound City, Illinois |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 50 long tons (51 t) |
| Length | 73 ft 4 in (22.35 m) |
| Beam | 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, screw-propelled |
| Speed | 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
USS Daisy was a tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy and to assist Union Navy ships requiring her towing services.
