USS Tigress (1871)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Tigress.
USS Tigress in a New York yard preparing to search for the Polaris Expedition
History
United States
NameUSS Tigress
BuilderHarvey and Co., Quebec, Canada
Launched1871
Acquiredby charter, 1873
Commissioned1873
Decommissioned1873
FateReturned to owner
General characteristics
TypeWhaler
Tonnage360 long tons (366 t)
Length139 ft (42 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 2 in (4.93 m)

The third USS Tigress was a screw steamer of the United States Navy, chartered during 1873 to mount an Arctic rescue mission.