USS Agawam (1863)

USS Agawam in the James River, Virginia, July 1864.
History
United States
Name	USS Agawam
Namesake	Agawam is an Indian word meaning lowland, marsh, or meadow.
Owner	United States Navy
Builder	George W. Lawrence at Portland, Maine
Laid down	October 1862
Launched	21 April 1863
Commissioned	9 March 1864
Decommissioned	31 March 1867 at Norfolk, Virginia
Fate	sold 10 October 1867 at Norfolk, Virginia
General characteristics
Class and type	Sassacus-class gunboat
Type	"Double-ender" steam gunboat
Tonnage	974
Depth of hold	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine side wheel-propelled
Sail plan	2 × masts available for sail
Speed	11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h)
Complement	145 officers and enlisted
Armament	2 × 100-pounder rifles 4 × 9 in (230 mm) smoothbore guns 2 × 24-pounder smoothbores 1 × 12-pounder smoothbore 1 × 12-pounder rifle

USS Agawam was a double-ended, side-wheel gunboat of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She measured 974 tons, with powerful rifled guns and a very fast speed of 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h). She served the Union Navy in the Union blockade of the rivers and other waterways of the Confederate States of America.