| History | |
|---|---|
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| Ordered | as Young America |
| Launched | 1855 in New York City |
| Acquired | 21 September 1861 at New York City |
| Commissioned | 1861 (est.) |
| Homeport | Newport News, Virginia |
| Fate | Captured & burned by Confederate forces, 7 May 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 180 tons |
| Length | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | not known |
| Complement | 40 |
| Armament | 2 × 20-pounder Parrott rifles |
USS Shawsheen was a steam operated tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
In addition to her tugboat duties, she was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol and blockade navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.