History
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	Hampton Roads, Virginia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fate	Sold, 27 September 1883
General characteristics
Displacement	81 tons
Length	75'
Beam	17'
Draught	8'
Propulsion	steam engine stern wheel-propelled
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.

Constructed in Philadelphia in 1863

Glance was built in 1863 as the merchant tug Glide by Reaney, Son & Archbold, Chester, Pennsylvania; purchased by Rear Admiral S. H. Stringham at Boston, Massachusetts, 2 June 1864, and placed under command of Acting Ensign H. Wheeler.

Assigned to Hampton Roads

Glance arrived at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 20 July 1864 for service as yard tug until 13 July 1865, when ordered to Philadelphia for identical duty. She continued yard tug duties at Philadelphia until 27 September 1883.

Decommissioning and sale

She was sold on that date to Mr. W. H. Swift, Boston, Massachusetts.

References

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