USS Uncas (1843)

USS Uncas, with steam sloop USS Tuscarora and gunboat USS Winona, escort U.S. Army transports on their way to capture Roanoke Island and cut Albemarle Sound off from the sea early in 1862 during the American Civil War.
History
United States
Name	USS Uncas
Namesake	Uncas (c. 1588 - c. 1683), a sachem of the Mohegan tribe
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	1843
Acquired	20 September 1861
In service	March 1862 at New York City
Out of service	4 July 1863 at the New York Navy Yard
Stricken	1863
Fate	Sold 21 August 1863
General characteristics
Displacement	192 tons
Length	118 ft 6 in (36.12 m)
Beam	23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
Draught	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine, screw-propelled
Speed	11.5 knots
Armament	one 20-pounder Parrott rifle two 32-pounder guns

The first USS Uncas was a 192-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

Uncas was used as a gunboat by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.