USS Tawah

History
United States
Acquired19 June 1863
Commissionedcirca June 1863
FateSunk during combat, 4 November 1864
General characteristics
Displacement108 tons
Length114 ft (35 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Depth of holddepth of hold 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m)
Propulsion
Armament
  • 4 × 24-pounder guns
  • 2 × 30-pounder Parrott rifles
  • 2 × 12-pounder guns

USS Tawah was a 108-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

Tawah was used by the Union Navy as a convoy and patrol vessel on Confederate waterways, only to be sunk, along with USS Elfin and USS Key West by Confederate shore batteries.