USS Sea Bird
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Acquired | 12 July 1863 |
| Commissioned | July/August 1863 |
| Decommissioned | 28 June 1865 |
| Captured |
|
| Fate | Sold, 28 June 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 58 tons |
| Length | 59 ft 8 in (18.19 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 12 in (2.13 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Propulsion | schooner sail |
| Complement | 15 |
| Armament | one 12-pounder howitzer |
USS Sea Bird was a captured Confederate schooner acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War.
She was put into service as a gunboat by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.