USS Nautilus (1838)

History
United States
NameNautilus
OperatorUnited States Coast Survey
Launched1838
Completed1838
FateTransferred to United States Navy 1847
AcquiredJuly 1848 (returned by U.S. Navy)
Decommissioned1859
United States
NameUSS Nautilus
NamesakePrevious name retained
Acquired1847
Commissioned1847
DecommissionedJuly 1848
FateReturned to U.S. Coast Survey July 1848
General characteristics
(as U.S. Navy vessel)
TypeSchooner
Length76 ft (23.2 m)
Beam19 ft (5.8 m)

The second USS Nautilus was a 76-foot (23.2 m) schooner launched in 1838 for the United States Coast Survey for hydrographic surveying of the coast of the United States. She was commissioned into the United States Navy in 1847 for service in the Mexican–American War, then returned to Coast Survey service from 1848 to 1859.