USS Clifton (1861)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Clifton.

USS Clifton playing a fire hose on a Confederate fire raft on the lower Mississippi River, 17 April 1862
History
Operator
Launched1861
Acquired1861
Commissioned1862
FateBurned to prevent capture, 1864
General characteristics
Displacement892 tons
Propulsion

USS Clifton was a shallow-draft side-wheel paddle steamer, built in 1861 at Brooklyn, as a civilian ferry. The Union Navy bought her early that December, and commissioned her after having her converted into a gunboat. In 1863 she ran aground, was captured and commissioned into the Texas Marine Department. Her career ended in 1864 when she ran aground and her Confederate crew burned her to prevent her recapture.

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