| History | |
|---|---|
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| Ordered | as Hartford |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1863, in Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Acquired | 27 April 1864, at Cincinnati |
| Commissioned | 16 June 1864, at Mound City, Illinois |
| Decommissioned | 31 July 1865 at Mount City |
| Stricken | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold, 17 August 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 176 tons |
| Length | not known |
| Beam | not known |
| Draught | not known |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | not known |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament |
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USS Sibyl was a wooden-hull steamer outfitted with heavy guns, purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Sibyl was used by the Union Navy primarily as a dispatch boat in the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America. She carried messages (dispatches) between ships and shore; but, with her heavy guns, she was also prepared to act as a gunboat if the need presented itself.