| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | as Signal |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1863 |
| Acquired | December 22, 1863 |
| Commissioned | April 7, 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 1868 |
| Stricken | 1868 (est.) |
| Homeport | Pensacola Navy Yard |
| Fate | Sold, September 7, 1869 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 128 tons |
| Length | 87 ft (27 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 8.5 knots |
| Armament |
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USS Buckthorn was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used as a fleet tender and dispatch vessel in support of the Union Navy blockade along Confederate coastal waters.