USS Gamage (1864)

History
Union Navy JackUnited States
Orderedas Willie Gamage
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1864
Acquired22 December 1864
Commissioned23 March 1865
Decommissioned29 July 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold, 17 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement187 tons
Length148' 6"
Beam30' 3"
Draughtdepth of hold 4' 6"
Propulsion
Speednot known
Complementnot known
Armament
  • two 20-pounder guns
  • one 12-pounder gun

USS Gamage was a large steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the last months of the American Civil War. She was used as a gunboat to collect naval assets of the defeated Confederacy.