| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Pet |
| Launched | 1861 |
| Renamed | Noe-Daquy |
| Fate | Sold December 1862 |
| History | |
 Confederate States of America | |
| Name | Virginia |
| Namesake | Virginia |
| Acquired | December 1862 |
| Fate | Captured by United States Navy forces 18 January 1863 |
| History | |
 United States | |
| Name | Virginia |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Acquired | 1 September 1863 (date of purchase) |
| Commissioned | 12 June 1863 |
| Fate | Sold 30 November 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 581 tons |
| Length | 170 ft (51.8 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 2 in (8.0 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Propulsion | screw steamer |
| Speed | 9 knots |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament |
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The third USS Virginia was a 581-ton blockade-running steamer captured by the United States Navy and put to use during the American Civil War. Virginia served the U.S. Navy primarily as a mortar gunboat. Her ordnance included six 24-pounder howitzers and a 12-pounder rifled gun.