USS Cherokee (1859)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | Cherokee Tribe |
| Laid down | 1859 |
| Acquired | 1864 |
| Commissioned | April 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 1865 |
| Renamed | Ancud |
| Fate | Wrecked 1889 |
| Chile | |
| Name | Ancud |
| Namesake | Ship Ancud (1843) |
| Operator | Chilean Navy |
| Commissioned | 1865 |
| Decommissioned | 1878 |
| Fate | Sunk near Chiloé, on 25 August 1889 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 606 ton |
| Length | 194.5 ft (59.3 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Speed | 13 kt |
| Complement | 92 |
| Armour | 2 × 20-pdr. r., 4 × 24-pdr. sb. |
The USS Cherokee was a 606-ton screw steam gunboat in the US Navy during the American Civil War ship. The ship later served in the Chilean Navy.