USS Metacomet (1863)

USS Metacomet
History
United States
NameUSS Metacomet
BuilderThomas Stack, Brooklyn, New York
Launched7 March 1863
Commissioned4 January 1864
Decommissioned18 August 1865
FateSold, 28 October 1865
General characteristics
Class and typeSassacus-class gunboat
Displacement1,173 long tons (1,192 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed12.5 kn (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h)
Armament2 × 100-pounder guns, 2 × 24-pounder guns, 1 × 12-pounder gun, 4 × 9-pounder guns

The second USS Metacomet was a wooden sidewheel steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship was named for Metacomet, a war chief of the Wampanoag Indians.

Metacomet was launched on 7 March 1863 by Thomas Stack, Brooklyn, New York, and commissioned at New York on 4 January 1864 under the captaincy of Commander James E. Jouett.

The USS Metacomet captures CSS Selma in the Battle of Mobile Bay.