USS Tahoma

History
United States
NameUSS Tahoma
Laid down1861
Launched2 October 1861
Commissioned20 December 1861
Decommissioned23 July 1864
In service13 April 1865
Out of service27 August 1867
Stricken1867 (est.)
FateSold, 7 October 1867
General characteristics
Class and typeUnadilla-class gunboat
Displacement691 tons
Tons burthen507
Length158 ft (48 m) (waterline)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (max.)
Depth of hold12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion2 × 200 IHP 30-in bore by 18 in stroke horizontal back-acting engines; single screw
Sail planTwo-masted schooner
Speed10 kn (11.5 mph)
Complement114
Armament

USS Tahoma was a Unadilla-class gunboat built by order of the United States Navy for service during the American Civil War.

Tahoma was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.