USS Daisy (1862-1865)

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The 54-ton screw tug Mulford, originally built in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1850s, served with the U.S. Army on the Western Rivers in 1862. She was transferred to the Navy in October of that year. Soon renamed Daisy, she served in the Mississippi Squadron until August 1865, when she was sold. Under the name Little Queen, she remained in civilian employment until about 1871.

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