| History | |
|---|---|
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| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1863 |
| Acquired | 4 November 1863 |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1863 |
| Decommissioned | 21 July 1865 |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold, 12 August 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 203 tons |
| Length | not known |
| Beam | not known |
| Draught | not known |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | not known |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament | six 24-pounder howitzers |
USS Nyanza was a large steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was assigned by the Union Navy to gunboat duty in the waterways of the rebellious Confederate States of America.