USS Water Witch (1847)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | date unknown |
| Commissioned: | 21 August 1847 |
| Decommissioned: | 25 April 1851 |
| Struck: | 1851 (est.) |
| Fate: | her hull became a target for gunnery practice |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 255 tons |
| Length: | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft 10 in (6.65 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam engine side wheel-propelled |
| Speed: | 9 knots |
| Complement: | 54 |
| Armament: | one 8”-shell gun two 32-pounder guns |
USS Water Witch (1847) was a steamer in the service of the United States Navy. She participated in the Mexican-American War which lasted from 1846 to 1848.
The second Water Witch was a modification of the hull of the first USS Water Witch (1845). She entered the Philadelphia Navy Yard late in 1845; had her hull lengthened by some 30 feet; and had all her machinery removed and replaced with a new power plant to drive a Loper propeller. However, that configuration, after some months of experimentation, also proved unsatisfactory and; in 1847, she again traded her propulsion plant for an inclined condensing engine driving conventional side-wheels. She probably was not finally commissioned until 21 August 1847, Lt. George M. Totten in command.
Read more about USS Water Witch (1847): Serving in Mexican Waters During The Mexican-American War, Final Operations and Decommissioning, See Also
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