USS Amaranthus (1864)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as Christiana |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1864 |
| Acquired: | 1 July 1864 |
| Commissioned: | 12 July 1864 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 August 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 (est.) |
| Fate: | sold, 5 September 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 182 tons |
| Length: | 117 ft (36 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine screw-propelled |
| Speed: | 9.5 knots |
| Complement: | 40 |
| Armament: | three 24-pounder smoothbore guns |
USS Amaranthus (1864) was a screw 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 Amaranthus (1864): Commissioned At Philadelphia in 1864, Assigned To The South Atlantic Blockade, Post-war Decommissioning, Sale and Subsequent Career