USS Alexandria (1862)

USS Alexandria by Ens. D. M. N. Stouffer, ca. 1864–65
History
United States
Orderedas St. Mary
Laid downdate unknown
Launcheddate unknown
Completed1862
Commissioned12 December 1863
Decommissioned7 August 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
Captured
FateSold, 17 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement60 tons
Length89 ft 9 in (27.36 m)
Beam15 ft (4.6 m)
Draft4 ft (1.2 m)
Depth of hold5 ft (1.5 m)
Propulsion
Speed3 to 4 knots
Complementnot known
Armament
  • one 24-pounder smoothbore
  • one 12-pounder field carriage

USS Alexandria was a side-wheel steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a dispatch boat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.