USS Sagamore (1861)

USS Sagamore (3rd ship from the right) at Ship Island base,
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Sagamore
BuilderReaney, Son & Archbold
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1 September 1861 at Boston, Massachusetts
Commissioned7 December 1861 at the Boston Navy Yard
Decommissioned1 December 1864 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold, 13 June 1865
Empire of Japan
Acquired1865
In service1868
RenamedYōshun (陽春)
FateSold, 1870
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 Sagamore was a Unadilla-class gunboat built on behalf of the United States Navy for service during the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat and assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. Sagamore was very active during the war, and served the Union both as a patrol ship and a bombardment vessel.