.jpg) Depiction of USS Daylight by Alfred Rudolph Waud, c. 1863
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Steamship Daylight |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Acquired | 10 May 1861 |
| Commissioned | 7 June 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 24 May 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 25 October 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 682 tons |
| Length | 170 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) |
| Complement | 57 |
| Armament | 4 × 32-pounder guns |
The USS Daylight was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.