USS Catskill (1862)

USS Catskill in 1898 while on coastal defense duty during the Spanish–American War
History
United States
Name	USS Catskill
Namesake	Catskill Mountains in New York
Builder	Continental Iron Works (Greenpoint, NY)
Laid down	1862
Launched	December 16, 1862
Commissioned	February 24, 1863
Decommissioned	September 22, 1898
Renamed	USS Goliath, June 15, 1869 USS Catskill, August 10, 1869
Fate	Sold, December 4, 1901
General characteristics
Class and type	Passaic-class ironclad monitor
Displacement	1,335 long tons (1,356 t)
Length	200 ft (61 m) o/a
Beam	46 ft (14 m)
Draft	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Installed power	320 ihp (240 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Ericsson vibrating lever engine 2 × Martin boilers 1 × shaft
Speed	7 kn (8.1 mph; 13 km/h)
Complement	87
Armament	1 × 15 in (380 mm) smoothbore gun 1 × 11 in (280 mm) Dahlgren gun 2 × 12-pounder Dahlgren deck howitzers (picket duty only)
Armor	Side: 3–5 in (7.6–12.7 cm) Turret: 11 in (28 cm) Pilothouse: 8 in (20 cm) Deck: 1 in (2.5 cm)
Notes	Armor is iron.

USS Catskill was a monitor built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She continued to serve the Navy after the war's end until decommissioned in 1898 after the end of the Spanish–American War.