| USS O. M. Pettit (1857) | |
|---|---|
 USS O. M. Pettit, ca. 1860s, location unknown | |
| Career (US) |   |
| Name: | USS O. M. Pettit |
| Ordered: | as Oliver M. Pettit |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1857 |
| Acquired: | 17 August 1861 |
| Commissioned: | 4 October 1861 |
| Decommissioned: | 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Homeport: | Port Royal, South Carolina |
| Fate: | sold, 2 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 165 tons |
| Length: | 106 ft (32 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Draft: | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Propulsion: |
steam engine side wheel-propelled |
| Speed: | 8 knots |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: |
one 30-pounder gun one 20-pounder Parrott rifle |
USS O. M. Pettit (1857) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a tugboat to service Union Navy ships blockading ports of the Confederate States of America.
Oliver M. Pettit, a wooden side wheel steamer built in 1857 at Williamsburg, New York, was purchased by the Navy at New York City 17 August 1861, and commissioned at New York Navy Yard 4 October 1861, as O. M. Pettit, Acting Master A. S. Gardner in command.
Assigned to serve with the South Atlantic Blockade[]
After serving as a tug at the New York Navy Yard, the side-wheeler joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron early in 1862, and performed similar services at Port Royal, South Carolina.
Post-war decommissioning, sale and civilian career[]
After the Civil War, O. M. Pettit was sold at Bay Point, South Carolina, 2 September 1865 to J. W. Walcott, and was abandoned in 1879.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
The original article can be found at USS O. M. Pettit (1857) and the edit history here.