USS Brooklyn (1858)

USS Brooklyn
History
United States
Name	USS Brooklyn
Namesake	The City of Brooklyn on Long Island, later one of the five boroughs of New York City
Builder	Jacob A. Westervelt and Son
Laid down	1857
Launched	1858
Commissioned	January 26, 1859
Decommissioned	May 14, 1889 at the New York Navy Yard
Stricken	January 6, 1890
Fate	Sold March 25, 1891 at the Norfolk Navy Yard
General characteristics
Class and type	Brooklyn
Displacement	2,532 tons
Length	233 ft (71 m) (at the waterline)
Beam	43 ft (13 m)
Draft	16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Propulsion	steam engine screw-propelled as well as ship-rig sail
Speed	11.5 knots
Complement	335 officers and enlisted
Armament	one 10" smoothbore gun twenty 9" smoothbore guns

USS Brooklyn was a sloop-of-war authorized by the U.S. Congress and commissioned in 1859. Brooklyn was active in Caribbean operations until the start of the American Civil War at which time she became an active participant in the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America.

With her one 10-inch gun and twenty 9-inch guns, Brooklyn was a formidable fighting ship that could deliver damaging broadsides, and served on the Atlantic Ocean coast as well as the Gulf Coast of the United States in intercepting blockade runners. Brooklyn also served gallantly attacking Confederate forts and other installations on the Mississippi River.

Post-war, Brooklyn remained active, serving for some years in the European theatre, as well as circumnavigating the globe. She was retired in 1889 and sold in 1890 after having well served her country for over three decades.