USS South Carolina (1860)
USS South Carolina 1861 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS South Carolina |
| Namesake | South Carolina |
| Launched | 1860 |
| Acquired | 3 May 1861 |
| Commissioned | 22 May 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 8 April 1862 |
| In service | 16 June 1862 |
| Out of service | 17 August 1866 |
| Fate | Sold, 5 October 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,165 tons |
| Length | 217 ft 11.5 in (66.434 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
| Depth of hold | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 115 |
| Armament |
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USS South Carolina was a steamer used by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
She was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Post-war she was converted into a cargo ship prior to being decommissioned.