USS Penguin (1861)

History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Penguin
Laid downdate unknown
Launcheddate unknown
Acquired23 May 1861
Commissioned25 June 1861
Decommissioned24 August 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold, 8 September 1865
General characteristics
TypeSteamer
Displacement389 long tons (395 t)
Length155 ft (47 m)
Beam30 ft 8 in (9.35 m)
Draft10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
Propulsion
Speed10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
ComplementUnknown
Armament1 × 12-pounder gun, 4 × 32-pounder guns

USS Penguin was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.