USS Black Hawk (1848)

USS Black Hawk
History
Union Navy Jack United States
Launched1848
AcquiredNovember 24, 1862
CommissionedDecember 6, 1862
Out of serviceApril 22, 1865
FateSold, April 1867
General characteristics
Displacement902 tons
Length260 ft (79 m)
Beam45 ft 6 in (13.87 m)
Depth of hold8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
Armament
  • 4 × 32-pounder smoothbores
  • 2 × 30-pounder rifled guns
  • 1 × 12-pounder rifled gun
  • 1 × 12-pounder smoothbore

USS Black Hawk was a large steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

She was assigned by the Union Navy to gunboat duty in the waterways of the rebellious Confederate States of America.