USS Chippewa (1861)

USS Chippewa under construction
USS Chippewa under construction

U.S. steam gun boat Chippewa
History
United States
NameUSS Chippewa
BuilderWebb and Bell
Launched14 September 1861
Commissioned13 December 1861
Decommissioned24 June 1865
FateSold, 30 November 1865
General characteristics
Class and typeUnadilla-class gunboat
Displacement691 tons
Tons burthen507
Length158 ft (48 m) (waterline)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (max.)
Depth of hold12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion2 × 200 IHP 30-in bore by 18 in stroke horizontal back-acting engines; single screw
Sail planTwo-masted schooner
Speed10 kn (11.5 mph)
Complement114
Armament

The third USS Chippewa was a Unadilla-class gunboat which saw service with the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.