USS Hyacinth (1862)

History
Union Navy JackUnited States
In service1862
Out of service1865
FateSold, 17 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement50 tons
Draft6 ft (1.8 m)
Propulsion
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Armamentone gun

USS Hyacinth was a steamer acquired by the Union during the American Civil War. She was placed into service as a tugboat, a dispatch boat, as well as a gunboat, by the Union Army and by the Union Navy.