- Purchased at Philadelphia in 1864
- Service with the Navy
- Deactivation and sale
- See also
- References
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}} | USS Sorrel (1864) was a small 68-ton steamer purchased by the Union Navy towards the end of the American Civil War. The Navy placed Sorrel in service as a Philadelphia tugboat, a role she maintained through the end of the Civil War and for a short period afterwards. Purchased at Philadelphia in 1864 Sorrel -- a wooden-hulled steam tug—was purchased by the Navy at Philadelphia, under the name W. S. Hancock on 1 August 1864 from Hillman and Streaker. Service with the Navy The small steamer apparently served as a general purpose tug at the Philadelphia Navy Yard throughout her naval career. Deactivation and sale She was laid up in Philadelphia in the late 1870s and remained inactive until she was sold there to A. Purvis & Son on 27 September 1883. See also {{Portal|American Civil War|United States Navy|Military of the United States}}- Union Blockade
- United States Navy
- List of United States Navy ships
References {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s15/sorrel.htm}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorrel}} 4 : Ships of the Union Navy|Steamships of the United States Navy|Tugs of the United States Navy|American Civil War auxiliary ships of the United States |