USS Chotank

The USS Chotank was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy for various purposes, but especially to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.

History
United States
Ordered	as Savannah
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	date unknown
Acquired	2 July 1861
Commissioned	1861
Decommissioned	1862
Stricken	1865 (est.)
Captured	by Union Navy forces 3 June 1861
Fate	Sold, 15 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement	53 tons
Length	56 ft (17 m)
Beam	17 ft (5.2 m)
Draught	6 ft (1.8 m)
Propulsion	sail
Speed	varied
Complement	not known
Armament	two 9" smoothbore guns one 11" gun

Privateer captured and converted to Union Navy use

The privateer Savannah was captured 3 June 1861 by USS Perry. She was purchased from the New York City Prize Court on 2 July 1861 by the Navy and her name changed to Chotank.

Assigned to the Potomac Flotilla

Chotank operated as a part of the Potomac Flotilla during the year 1862.

Post-war decommissioning and sale

She was then laid up at New York Navy Yard until sold 15 August 1865.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.