USS Juniper was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a tugboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.

History
United States
Acquired7 June 1864
Commissioned11 July 1864
Decommissioned26 May 1865
FateSold, 29 June 1865
General characteristics
Displacement116 tons
Length79 ft 6 in (24.23 m)
Beam18 ft 4 in (5.59 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement26
Armament

Service history

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Juniper was purchased at New York City from Solomon Thomas 7 June 1864; and commissioned at New York Navy Yard 11 July 1864. Juniper sailed for Washington, D.C. via Hampton Roads, Virginia, arriving at the Washington Navy Yard 17 July 1864. Two days later she was attached to the Potomac River Flotilla where she served during the remainder of the war performing varied duties as a tug, dispatch vessel, and patrol ship. She sailed from the lower Potomac River 5 May 1865 for the Washington Navy Yard, where she decommissioned 26 May. Juniper was sold to the U.S. Treasury Department for service under the Lighthouse Board 29 June 1865.

References

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