| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Fox |
| Ordered | as Alabama |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Acquired | 6 May 1863 |
| In service | 10 June 1863 |
| Out of service | 1 June 1865 |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Captured |
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| Fate | Sold 28 June 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 80 tons |
| Length | not known |
| Beam | not known |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Speed | varied |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament |
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USS Fox was a captured Confederate schooner acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War.
The Union Navy placed her into service as a ship's tender, whose task was to serve the fleet blockading the Confederate States of America. However, she was outfitted with a powerful rifled gun, which helped her in the role of gunboat and the capture of a prize on her own.