USS Stockdale (1863)

History
United States
Ordered	as J. T. Stockdale
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	1863
Acquired	13 November 1863
Commissioned	26 December 1863
Decommissioned	24 August 1865
Stricken	1865 (est.)
Homeport	New Orleans, Louisiana
Fate	Sold, 24 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement	188 tons
Length	not known
Beam	not known
Draught	not known
Propulsion	steam engine side wheel-propelled
Speed	not known
Complement	63
Armament	two 30-pounder Parrott rifles four 24-pounders howitzers
Armour	tinclad

USS Stockdale was a steamer commissioned by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

She served the Union Navy during her struggle against the Confederate States of America, both as a tugboat as well as a gunboat when the occasion demanded.