Rattler, Glide destroyed a ferry upriver from the fort. After the battle, Glide saw service on the White River, being used as both a transport and as a supply ship. In early February, she was sent back to Cairo to undergo repairs. While moored near other vessels on the morning of February 7, a fire broke out on Glide, in the forward part of the ship. The tugboat USS Dahlia towed her into the channel of the Mississippi River away from the other vessels. Glide then drifted downstream for or , ending up on the Kentucky side of the river near Fort Holt. Some of her ammunition exploded, and while in of water, Glide burned to the waterline. Two of her crew died in the incident. The Union military later salvaged portions of her machinery, metal fittings (including some of her armor), and at least a portion of her weapons and ammunition. The origin of the fire is uncertain, but an investigation into the loss of the ship suggested it may have originated with a fire in an ashpan some of the crew had been using to warm themselves. Another tinclad named USS Glide served with the West Gulf Blockading Fleet in 1864 and 1865. References Sources Ships of the Union Navy Ships built in Pennsylvania Gunboats of the United States Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States Ship fires Maritime incidents in February 1863 Steamships of the United States Navy 1862 ships American Civil War shipwrecks in the Mississippi River