USS Alonzo Child

History
United States
NameUSS Alonzo Child
Launched1857
In servicecirca 25 July 1863
Out of service1865
Captured
FateSold, 29 March 1865
General characteristics
TypeSteamship
Displacement493 long tons (501 t)
Length222 ft (68 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold6 ft (1.8 m)
Propulsion

USS Alonzo Child was a side-wheel steamer seized by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a barracks ship in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.