USS Leyden (1865)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Leyden.

USS Leyden
History
United States
NameUSS Leyden
NamesakeOriginal merchant ship name retained after acquisition by U.S. Navy
BuilderJames Tetlow, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Launched1865
FateFoundered near Block Island on 21 January 1903
General characteristics
TypeArmed tug
Displacement35 tons
Armament2 guns

The first USS Leyden was a screw steamer that operated as a tug in the U.S. Navy from 1866 to 1903 and saw combat service in the Spanish–American War in 1898.

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