USS Arkansas (1863)

History
United States
Orderedas Tonawanda
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1863
Acquired27 June 1863
Commissioned29 June 1863
Decommissioned30 June 1865
Stricken1865 (est.)
FateSold, 20 July 1865
General characteristics
Displacement752 tons
Length191 ft (58 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots
Complement88
Armament
  • one 12-pounder rifle
  • four 32-pounder smoothbores

USS Arkansas was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a supply ship and tender in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.