USS Princess Royal

USS Princess Royal
History
United Kingdom
Name	Princess Royal
Owner	1861–1862: M Langlands & Sons, Glasgow 1862–1863: J Roth & T Oxley, London
Builder	Tod & McGregor, Glasgow, Scotland
Yard number	111
Launched	20 June 1861
In service	25 July 1861
Captured	by Union Navy forces on 29 January 1863
United States
Name	1863–1865: Princess Royal 1865–1874: Sherman
Owner	1863–1865: United States Navy 1865–1874: William F Weld & Co, Boston,
Acquired	18 March 1863
Decommissioned	c21 July 1865
Fate	Sold, 17 August 1865, sank, 9 January 1874
General characteristics
Tonnage	652 GRT and 494 NRT
Displacement	828 tons
Length	199 ft (61 m)
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion	2-cylinder steam engine screw-propelled
Speed	11 knots
Complement	not known
Armament	two 30-pounder Parrott rifles one 9-inch Dahlgren smooth bore four 24-pounder howitzers

Princess Royal was a British merchant ship and blockade runner that became a cruiser in the Union Navy during the American Civil War and later returned to civilian service.