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History | |
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United States | |
Ordered | as Glide |
Laid down | date unknown |
Launched | 1863 |
Acquired | 2 June 1864 |
In service | c. 2 June 1864 |
Out of service | 27 September 1883 |
Stricken | 1883 (est.) |
Homeport | |
Fate | Sold, 27 September 1883 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 81 tons |
Length | 75 ft (23 m) |
Beam | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 8 knots |
Complement | not known |
Armament | not known |
USS Glance was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used as a tugboat in Virginia by the Navy during the war, after which she was stationed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she provided tug services until sold in 1883.