USS Wateree (1863)

USS Wateree beached
Beached at Arica, 430 yards beyond the usual high water mark, after she was deposited there by a tsunami on 13 August 1868.
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Wateree
BuilderReaney, Son & Archbold, Chester, Pennsylvania
Launched12 August 1863
Commissioned20 January 1864
FateSold, 21 November 1868
General characteristics
Class and typeSassacus-class gunboat
Displacement1173 tons
Length240 ft (73 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament
Notes[1]

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

Wateree was built at Chester, Pennsylvania, by Reaney, Son & Archbold; launched on 12 August 1863; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 20 January 1864, Comdr. F. E. Murray in command.[1]

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Paul B. (1983). "The High and Dry Wateree". Proceedings. 109 (8). United States Naval Institute: 72B–D.