| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Suwanee |
| Namesake | Suwannee River |
| Builder | Reaney, Son & Archbold (Chester, Pennsylvania) |
| Cost | $171,000 |
| Launched | 13 Mar 1864 |
| Acquired | 14 Dec 1864 |
| Commissioned | 23 Jan 1865 |
| Out of service | 9 Jul 1866 |
| Stricken | 1866 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 9 July 1866, off British Columbia |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Double-ended, iron-hulled gunboat |
| Displacement | 1,030 tons |
| Length | 255 ft 0 in (77.72 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
| Draught |
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| Propulsion | 1 × 58 inch bore, 8 ft 9 in stroke inclined direct-acting steam engine with surface condenser; 4 boilers—2 × main tubular, 2 × superheating; sidewheels |
| Sail plan | Two-masted schooner |
| Speed | Max. 15 kn (17 mph); cruising 8 kn (9.2 mph) |
| Complement | 159 |
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The first USS Suwanee was a 3rd-rate gunboat commissioned by the Union Navy in its struggle against the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War.
Commissioned late in the war, Suwanee spent several weeks searching for the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah without success. Suwanee was eventually wrecked off British Columbia in 1868.