| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Launched | 20 July 1861 |
| Commissioned | 28 August 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 18 July 1866 |
| Fate | Sold, 3 October 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,012 tons |
| Length | 178 ft (54 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Armament | 6 × 32-pounder (rifled) guns |
USS Fearnot was purchased by the Union Navy for service during the American Civil War. She was assigned to blockade duty for which she was prepared with her powerful rifled guns. The Navy sold her in October 1866.