USS Sibyl

History
Union Navy Jack United States
Orderedas Hartford
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1863, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Acquired27 April 1864, at Cincinnati
Commissioned16 June 1864, at Mound City, Illinois
Decommissioned31 July 1865 at Mount City
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold, 17 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement176 tons
Lengthnot known
Beamnot known
Draughtnot known
Propulsion
Speednot known
Complementnot known
Armament

USS Sibyl was a wooden-hull steamer outfitted with heavy guns, purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

Sibyl was used by the Union Navy primarily as a dispatch boat in the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America. She carried messages (dispatches) between ships and shore; but, with her heavy guns, she was also prepared to act as a gunboat if the need presented itself.