USS Severn (1867)

1871 painting
History
United States
NameUSS Severn
Laid downOctober 1864
Launched22 December 1867
Commissioned27 August 1869
Decommissioned31 December 1871
FateSold, 2 March 1877
General characteristics
TypeScrew sloop
Displacement3,003 long tons (3,051 t)
Length296 ft 10 in (90.47 m)
Beam41 ft (12 m)
Draft9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement250 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 8 × 9 in (230 mm)guns
  • 1 × 60-pounder gun

The first USS Severn was a wooden screw sloop of war in commission in the United States Navy from 1869 to 1871. She was named for Severn River in Maryland.

Severn was laid down as Masholu in October 1864 by the New York Navy Yard, was launched on 22 December 1867 and commissioned on 27 August 1869, Commander Reigart Bolivar Lowry in command.