History
United States
Acquired	14 June 1864
Commissioned	c1864
Decommissioned	c1870
Fate	Sold, 3 August 1870
General characteristics
Displacement	50 tons
Length	58 ft 8 in (17.88 m)
Beam	15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
Draft	7 ft (2.1 m)
Propulsion	screw propeller
Complement	16

USS Clinton, originally named Lena Clinton, was a tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Her primary task was to guide ships in harbors, but she was also tasked with patrol duties.

Service history

Lena Clinton was a tugboat operating in New York in the early 1860s. She was purchased there by the US Navy on 14 June 1864 during the American Civil War, and was renamed Clinton. She was assigned to duty with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron for picket and tug service in the James River and at Norfolk Navy Yard until the end of the war. Arriving at New York Navy Yard 16 June 1865, she remained in use as a yard tug until sold 3 August 1870.

References

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