USS Arethusa (1864)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Arethusa |
| Ordered | as Wabask |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Acquired | 1 July 1864 |
| Commissioned | 29 July 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 3 January 1866 |
| Stricken | 1866 (est.) |
| Homeport | Port Royal, South Carolina |
| Fate | Sold, January 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Collier |
| Displacement | 195 long tons (198 t) |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Unknown |
| Speed | Unknown |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament |
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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.