USS Anemone (1864)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Acquired: | 13 August 1864 |
| Commissioned: | 14 September 1864 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Decommissioned: | 28 September 1865 at New York City |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Homeport: | Beaufort, North Carolina New York Navy Yard |
| Fate: | sold, 25 October 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 156 tons |
| Length: | 99 ft (30 m) |
| Beam: | 20 ft 5 in (6.22 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine screw-propelled |
| Speed: | 11 knots |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: | two 24-pounder smoothbore guns two 12-pounder smoothbore guns |
The first USS Anemone was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a tugboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
Read more about USS Anemone (1864): Constructed and Commissioned At Philadelphia in 1864, Post-war Decommissioning, Sale, and Subsequent Career