USS New London

History
Union Navy Jack United States
Launched1859
Acquired26 August 1861
Commissioned29 October 1861
Decommissioned3 August 1865
FateSold, 8 September 1865
NotesIn merchant service until 1910
General characteristics
Displacement221 tons
Length125 ft (38 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Propulsion
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Complement47 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS New London was a screw steamer of the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was outfitted with a Parrott rifle and 32-pounders, and was assigned as a gunboat in the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America.