USS Unadilla (1861)

USS Unadilla
USS Unadilla (foreground) and another Unadilla-class vessel during the Civil War, location unknown
History
United States
NameUnadilla
NamesakeUnadilla River, NY
Launched17 August 1861
Commissioned30 September 1861
Decommissioned4 May 1865
In service20 December 1866
Out of service1869
Stricken1869 (est.)
FateSold, 9 November 1869
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 Unadilla was a Unadilla-class gunboat built for service with the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was the lead ship in her class.

Unadilla was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.