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Gunboat "Tyler"

The United States Navy gunboat Tyler was a commercial side-wheel steamboat with twin stacks and covered paddles positioned aft. Constructed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1857, it was acquired by the Navy, 5 June 1861. Originally named th A.O. Tyler, the name was shortened. Operations by the Western Gunboat Flotilla, combat from 4 September 1861 to 24 June 1864.

The Tyler was pressed into rescue duty with a volunteer crew to assist in the Sultana (steamboat) disaster, north of Memphis on 27 April 1865.

Sold 17 August 1865.

Source

Paul H. Silverstone, Warships of the Civil War Navies, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1989, ISNB 0-87021-783-6, page 159.

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 The [[United States Navy]] gunboat Tyler was a commercial side-wheel steamboat with twin stacks and covered paddles positioned aft.  Constructed in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]] in [[1857]], it was acquired by the Navy, [[5 June]] [[1861]]. Originally named th A.O. Tyler, the name was shortened. Operations by the Western Gunboat Flotilla, combat from [[4 September]] [[1861]] to [[24 June]] [[1864]].
+The Tyler was pressed into rescue duty with a volunteer crew to assist in the [[Sultana (steamboat)]] disaster, north of [[Memphis]] on [[27 April]] [[1865]].
 Sold [[17 August]] [[1865]].