On 24 April 1865, as the American Civil War came to a close, O. M. Petit sank in the Savannah River near Hammond, Georgia. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[1]
After the American Civil War, O. M. Pettit was sold at Bay Point in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, on 2 September 1865 to J. W. Walcott. She was abandoned in 1879.
^Gaines, W. Craig, Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 2008, ISBN978-0-8071-3274-6, unpaginated entries for General Lee and Petit.
pettit, steamer, acquired, union, navy, during, american, civil, used, navy, tugboat, service, union, navy, ships, blockading, ports, confederate, states, america, 1860s, location, unknownhistory, united, states, name, launched1857, acquired17, august, 1861, c. USS O M Pettit 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 USS O M Pettit ca 1860s location unknownHistory United States NameUSS O M Pettit Launched1857 Acquired17 August 1861 Commissioned4 October 1861 Decommissioned1865 FateSold 2 September 1865 Abandoned by commercial owners 1879 General characteristics Typetug Displacement165 tons Length106 ft 32 m Beam28 ft 4 in 8 64 m Draft6 ft 1 8 m Depth of hold7 ft 2 1 m PropulsionSteam engine sidewheel Speed8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph Armament1 30 pounder gun 1 20 pounder Parrott rifleService history editOliver M Pettit was a wooden sidewheel paddle steamer built in 1857 at Williamsburg New York The United States Navy purchased her at New York City on 17 August 1861 and commissioned her at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn New York on 4 October 1861 as USS O M Pettit After serving as a tug at the New York Navy Yard the O M Petit joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron early in 1862 for service in the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America She performed similar services at Port Royal South Carolina On 24 April 1865 as the American Civil War came to a close O M Petit sank in the Savannah River near Hammond Georgia She was refloated repaired and returned to service 1 After the American Civil War O M Pettit was sold at Bay Point in Charleston Harbor South Carolina on 2 September 1865 to J W Walcott She was abandoned in 1879 References edit nbsp American Civil War portal Gaines W Craig Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks Baton Rouge Louisiana Louisiana State University Press 2008 ISBN 978 0 8071 3274 6 unpaginated entries for General Lee and Petit nbsp This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS O M Pettit amp oldid 1122606131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
