USS Columbia (1862)

USS Columbia.
History
United States
NameUSS Columbia
Acquired4 November 1862
CommissionedDecember 1862
Out of service14 January 1863
Capturedby Union Navy forces, 3 August 1862
FateRan aground, 14 January 1863
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Displacement503 long tons (511 t)
Length168 ft (51 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion
RangeShip complement=100
Armament6 × 24-pounder smoothbore guns, 1 × 30-pounder rifle

USS Columbia was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.