USS Winona

USS Winona in the Mississippi River off Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in March 1863.
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS Winona
NamesakeThe chief village of the Kiyuksa band of the Mdewakanton Sioux.
BuilderC. & R. Poillon, New York City
Cost$101,000 exclusive of armament
Laid downdate unknown
Launched14 September 1861
Completed1861 at New York City
Acquiredby the Navy at the New York Navy Yard on 26 November 1861
Recommissioned11 December 1861
Decommissioned9 June 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold at New York City on 30 November 1865
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 Winona was a Unadilla-class gunboat built for service with the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Winona was heavily armed, with large guns for duels at sea, and 24-pounder howitzers for shore bombardment. Winona saw significant action in the Gulf of Mexico and in the waterways of the Mississippi River and was fortunate to return home safely after the war for decommissioning.