| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | as Kate B. Porter |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Acquired | 23 December 1864 |
| Commissioned | 23 December 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 25 March 1866 |
| Stricken | 1866 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold, 29 March 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 242 tons |
| Length | not known |
| Beam | not known |
| Draft | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion | steam engine |
| Speed | 5 knots |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament |
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| Armor | tinclad |
USS Kate was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.