USS Swift (1864)
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In service1864
Out of service1865
Captured
- by Union Navy forces
- 9 February 1864
FateSold, 8 August 1865
| History | |
|---|---|
  United States | |
| In service | 1864 |
| Out of service | 1865 |
| Captured |
|
| Fate | Sold, 8 August 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 12 tons |
| Propulsion | schooner sail |
| Armament | two 12-pounder howitzers |
USS Swift was a small 12-ton schooner captured by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.
Swift was used by the Union Navy as a ship’s tender, serving ships at Tybee Island, Georgia, and at Port Royal, South Carolina.
