USS Mingoe

History
United States
Name	Mingoe
Builder	D. S. Mershon
Cost	$157,000
Laid down	1862
Launched	6 August 1863
Commissioned	29 July 1864
Out of service	1865
Fate	sold, 3 October 1867
General characteristics
Class and type	Sassacus-class gunboat
Displacement	974 tons
Length	205 ft (62 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Propulsion	steam engine; side wheel-propelled;
Sail plan	Schooner
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement	163/200
Armament	two 100-pounder guns; two 24-pounder guns; two 20-pounder guns; one heavy 12-pounder gun; one 12-pounder gun;
Armor	iron clad above waterline

USS Mingoe was a large double-ended, side wheel, ironclad^[1] steamer gunboat commissioned by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. With heavy guns and a very fast speed of 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h), the ship was intended by the Union Navy for use as a bombardment gunboat. They also stationed it as an interceptor gunboat off Confederate waterways to prevent trading with foreign countries.

^ "THE BLOCKADING SERVICE.; Arrival of the Supply Steamer Union--Capture of a Prize. Naval. OUR IRON-CLAD FLEET. Alleged Rebel Project for the Reinvasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania". New York Times. May 22, 1863. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

[NYT-1] "THE BLOCKADING SERVICE.; Arrival of the Supply Steamer Union--Capture of a Prize. Naval. OUR IRON-CLAD FLEET. Alleged Rebel Project for the Reinvasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania". New York Times. May 22, 1863. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

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