USS Currituck (1843)

USS Currituck (foreground) and the tug Seth Low on their expedition up the Pamunkey River, Virginia, 17 May 1862
History
United States
Name	USS Currituck
Christened	Not known; former name Seneca
Completed	1843
Acquired	(by USN): 20 Sep 1861
Commissioned	27 Feb 1862
Decommissioned	4 Aug 1865
Renamed	USS Currituck (1861) Arlington (1865)
Stricken	1865
Fate	Burned at Mobile, Alabama, 23 November 1870
General characteristics
Displacement	195 tons
Length	120 ft (37 m)
Beam	23 ft (7.0 m)
Draught	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Propulsion	steam engine, screw
Complement	52
Armament	four 32-pounder guns, one 20 pounder rifled gun

USS Currituck was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use during the American Civil War.

Her duties as a gunboat included river patrols, guard duty, and other duties as assigned.