USS Maratanza

History
United States
NameUSS Maratanza
Laid down1861
Launched26 November 1861
Commissioned12 April 1862
Decommissioned21 June 1865
FateSold August 1868
NotesSubsequently served in Haitian Navy as Salnave and Union
General characteristics
Displacement786 tons
Length209 ft (64 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion
Speed10 knots
Armament
  • one 100-pounder gun
  • one 9" gun
  • four 24-pounder guns

USS Maratanza was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.

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