USS Anacostia (1856)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as M. W. Chapin, a merchant tugboat |
| Laid down: | 1856 |
| Launched: | 1856 |
| Acquired: | 1859 |
| Commissioned: | May 1859 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 June 1865 |
| Struck: | 1865 |
| Homeport: | Washington Navy Yard |
| Fate: | sold, 20 July 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 217 tons |
| Length: | 129 ft (39 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Draught: | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine, screw |
| Speed: | 6-1/2 knots |
| Complement: | 67 |
| Armament: | two 9" Dahlgren smoothbore guns |
USS Anacostia (1856) was a steamer, constructed as a tugboat, that was first chartered by the United States Navy for service during the Paraguay crisis of the 1850s and then commissioned as a U.S. Navy ship. She later served prominently in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Read more about USS Anacostia (1856): Under Charter To The Navy As M. W. Chapin, Problems With Paraguay, M. W. Chapin Becomes The USS Anacostia, Fears For The Defense of Washington, D.C., End-of-war Decommissioning