USS Elfin (1864)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Ordered | as W. C. Mann |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | date unknown |
| Acquired | February 23, 1864 |
| In service | (circa) February 1864 |
| Out of service | November 4, 1864 |
| Stricken | 1864 (est.) |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 192 tons |
| Length | 155 ft (47 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) |
| Propulsion | steam engine |
| Speed | not known |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament | eight 24-pounder howitzers |
The first USS Elfin was a light draft gunboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a patrol vessel on Confederate waterways.
She was purchased as W. C. Mann by Admiral David Dixon Porter at Cincinnati, Ohio, February 23, 1864, and placed under the command of Acting Master A. F. Thompson.