Texan schooner Zavala

Zavala
History
United States
NameCharleston
NamesakeCharleston, South Carolina
BuilderJohn Vaughan and Son
Completed1836
FateSold to Texan Navy, November 1838
Republic of Texas
NameZavala
NamesakeLorenzo de Zavala
AcquiredNovember 1838
Commissioned23 March 1839
DecommissionedMay 1842
HomeportGalveston, Texas
Fateran aground, later broken up and sold for scrap
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Length201 ft (61 m)
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsionsteam
Capacity120
Complement
  • 24 officers
  • 123 sailors & marines
Armament
  • 4-12 lb. med.
  • 1-9 lb. long

The Texan steamship Zavala was a Texas Navy ship in Texas' second Navy after the Texas Revolution. She was the first steamship-of-war in the Texas Navy.