USS Mohongo

History
United States
NameUSS Mohongo
BuilderZeno Secor & Co., Jersey City, New Jersey
Laid down1863
Launched9 July 1864
Commissioned23 May 1865
Decommissioned29 May 1869
FateSold, 17 November 1870
General characteristics
TypeGunboat
Displacement1,034 long tons (1,051 t)
Length255 ft (78 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement190
Armament

USS Mohongo, an iron‑hulled, schooner‑rigged gunboat, was laid down at New York City by Zeno Secor & Co., Jersey City, N.J., in 1863; launched on 9 July 1864; and commissioned at New York Navy Yard on 23 May 1865, Capt. J. W. A. Nicholson in command.