USS Ice Boat

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Docked at the Washington Navy Yard, 23 May 1861
History
United States
Ordered	on loan from city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	date unknown
Acquired	1861
In service	23 April 1861
Out of service	November 1861
Stricken	1861
Homeport	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nickname(s)	Refrigerator or Release
Fate	Returned to owner, City of Philadelphia
General characteristics
Displacement	not known
Length	not known
Propulsion	steam engine
Complement	not known
Armament	4 × 32 pdr (15 kg) gun

USS Ice Boat was a vessel borrowed from the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Union Navy when the American Civil War suddenly broke out. She was placed in service immediately and kept in service until she could be replaced by Union Navy vessels, built or borrowed, and then returned to Philadelphia.