| History | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small}  United States | |
| Name | USS Morse |
| Builder | Roosevelt & Joyce |
| Christened | Marion |
| Completed | 1859 |
| Acquired | 7 November 1861 |
| Commissioned | 9 November 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 21 May 1865 |
| Renamed | USS Morse (1861) |
| Fate | Sold, 20 July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 514 |
| Length | 143 ft (44 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 500 hp, 38-in bore × 9 ft stroke vertical beam steam engine; side paddlewheels |
| Speed | 9 to 11 knots |
| Armament | two 9" guns |
USS Morse was a ferryboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.