User:Gatoclass/SB/Screw tugs/USS Maria

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Maria, an iron hulled screw tug, was built by William Perine of New York City, N.Y., in 1864. Delivered to the Navy 11 April 1865, too late to see action in the Civil War, Maria spent most of her naval career in ordinary at New York Navy Yard. She was sunk in collision with monitor Mianotomah off Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., 4 January 1870.


 * sep 1864 background, engines -nyt
 * Oct 1869 watches spanish gunboats during Cuban revolution -nyt
 * nov 1869 steams for portsmouth with 160 sailors for benicia -nyt
 * 1870 collision details -gnews