USS Beauregard

History
Confederate States
Name	Beauregard
Owner	A group headed by A. F. W. Abrams
Launched	1850[1]
Commissioned	Oct 14, 1861
Fate	Captured by Union Navy forces, Nov 12, 1861
Notes	ex-Priscilla C. Ferguson
General characteristics (Confederate Privateer)
Type	Schooner
Tonnage	101[1][2]
Propulsion	Sail
Speed	7 knots[2][3]
Complement	40
Armament	1 × 24-pdr rifle
United States
Name	USS Beauregard
Namesake	P. G. T. Beauregard[3]
Acquired	Feb 24, 1862
Commissioned	Mar 28, 1862
General characteristics (US Navy)
Type	Schooner
Tonnage	101[1][2]
Propulsion	Sail
Speed	7 knots[2][3]
Armament	1 × 30-pdr rifle 2 × 12-pdr howitzers

The USS Beauregard began the war as a Confederate privateer.^[2] The Union Navy acquired the schooner from the prize court and outfitted the vessel for blockade duty.