USS Key West (1862)
USS Key West at left | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Key West |
| Namesake | Key West, Florida |
| Launched | 1862 |
| Acquired | 16 April 1863 |
| Commissioned | 26 May 1863 |
| Fate | Scuttled, 4 November 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 207 tons |
| Length | 156 ft (48 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Armament | 6 × 24-pounder howitzers |
USS Key West was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a convoy and patrol vessel on Confederate waterways, only to be sunk, along with Elfin and Tawah by Confederate shore batteries.