| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Waxsaw |
| Builder | A. & W. Denmead & Son, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Laid down | March 1863 |
| Launched | 4 May 1865 |
| Commissioned | Never commissioned |
| Fate | Broken up, 25 August 1875 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Casco-class monitor |
| Displacement | 1,175 long tons (1,194 t) |
| Length | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Screw steamer |
| Speed | 9 knots (10 mph; 17 km/h) |
| Complement | 69 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × 11 in (280 mm) smoothbore Dahlgren guns |
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USS Waxsaw, a single-turreted, twin-screw monitor, was laid down in March 1863, before the official order had been placed, at Baltimore, Maryland, by A. & W. Denmead & Son; launched on 4 May 1865; and completed on 21 October 1865.
Waxsaw was a Casco-class, light-draft monitor intended for service in the shallow bays, rivers, and inlets of the Confederacy. These warships sacrificed armor plate for a shallow draft and were fitted with a ballast compartment designed to lower them in the water during battle.