USS Preston (1865)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Preston |
| In service | 1865 |
| Out of service | 1865 |
| Captured |
|
| Fate | Sold, 17 September 1868 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 230 long tons (234 t) |
| Length | 160 ft (49 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
The USS Preston was a blockade-running steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
She was placed in service in Port Royal, South Carolina, by the Union Navy as a gunboat during blockade operations against the Confederate States of America.