USS Ariel (1862)

History
United States
Acquired24 July 1863
In service21 December 1862
Out of service1865
Captured
FateSold, 28 June 1865
General characteristics
Displacement20 tons
Draft4 ft (1.2 m)
Propulsionsail
Armamentone 12-pounder smoothbore gun

USS Ariel was a captured Confederate schooner acquired by the Union Navy from the prize court during the American Civil War. She was put into service by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.

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