USS Arethusa (1864)

History
United States
NameUSS Arethusa
Orderedas Wabask
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1864
Acquired1 July 1864
Commissioned29 July 1864
Decommissioned3 January 1866
Stricken1866 (est.)
HomeportPort Royal, South Carolina
FateSold, January 1866
General characteristics
TypeCollier
Displacement195 long tons (198 t)
Length110 ft (34 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draft8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion
Sail planUnknown
SpeedUnknown
Complement32
Armament
  • 1 × 20-pounder Dahlgren rifle
  • 2 × two heavy 12-pounder smoothbore guns

USS Arethusa was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a collier in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.