&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Philadelphia_(1861).jpg) USS Philadelphia
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_(1865%E2%80%931867).svg){kind=small}  United States | |
| Name | USS Philadelphia |
| Namesake | Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Acquired | by seizure, 21 April 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 31 August 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 15 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamer |
| Displacement | 500 long tons (510 t) |
| Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Armament | 2 × 12 pdr (5.4 kg) guns |
The third USS Philadelphia was the flagship of Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee when he commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War.