USS Saco (1863)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Saco.
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Saco
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Launched28 August 1863
Commissioned11 July 1864
Decommissioned27 January 1865
Recommissioned10 June 1866
Decommissioned17 December 1868
Recommissioned22 July 1870
Decommissioned13 July 1876
FateSold 20 November 1883
General characteristics
TypeGunboat
Displacement593 long tons (603 t)
Length179 ft 6 in (54.71 m)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Draft11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Complement127 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 100-pounder gun
  • 1 × 30-pounder Parrott rifle
  • 6 × 32-pounder guns
  • 1 × 24-pounder howitzer
  • 1 × 12-pounder rifle
  • 1 × 32-pounder smoothbore

The first USS Saco was a gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.