USS Pembina (1861)

USS Pembina under construction
USS Pembina under construction at the shipyard of Thomas Stack, 1861
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NamePembina
BuilderThomas Stack (Williamsburg, NY)
Laid downnot known
Launchednot known
Commissioned16 October 1861
Decommissioned22 September 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold, 30 November 1865
General characteristics
Class and typeUnadilla-class gunboat
Displacement691 tons
Tons burthen507
Length158 ft (48 m) (waterline)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (max.)
Depth of hold12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion2 × 200 IHP 30-in bore by 18 in stroke horizontal back-acting engines; single screw
Sail planTwo-masted schooner
Speed10 kn (11.5 mph)
Complement114
Armament

USS Pembina was a Unadilla-class gunboat built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.