USS Conestoga (1861)

History
United States
Name	USS Conestoga
Namesake	Conestoga wagon
Fate	Sunk in collision 8 March 1864
General characteristics
Displacement	572 ton
Propulsion	Stern Wheel Paddle steamer

USS Conestoga was originally a civilian side-wheel towboat built at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1859. She was acquired by the U.S. Army in June 1861 and converted to a 572-ton "timberclad" river gunboat for use by the Western Gunboat Flotilla, with officers provided by the navy.