USS Magnolia

	USS Magnolia, circa 1864
History
United States
Launched	22 Aug 1854
Acquired	9 April 1862
Commissioned	22 July 1862
Decommissioned	10 June 1865
Captured	by Union Navy forces; 19 February 1862;
Fate	sold, 12 July 1865
General characteristics
Displacement	843 tons
Length	242 ft (74 m)
Beam	34.5 ft (10.5 m)
Height	10.5 ft (3.2 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	2 × Vertical beam steam engine, ; 2 × sidewheels; auxiliary sails;
Sail plan	Schooner-rigged
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	95
Armament	one 20-pounder Parrott rifle; four 24-pounder guns;

USS Magnolia was a paddle steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served with the Union Navy from 1862-1865 primarily to enforce the naval blockade of the Confederacy off of its Atlantic and Gulf coasts.