USS Sibyl

History
United States
Ordered	as Hartford
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	1863, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Acquired	27 April 1864, at Cincinnati
Commissioned	16 June 1864, at Mound City, Illinois
Decommissioned	31 July 1865 at Mount City
Stricken	1865 (est.)
Fate	Sold, 17 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement	176 tons
Length	not known
Beam	not known
Draught	not known
Propulsion	steam engine side wheel-propelled
Speed	not known
Complement	not known
Armament	two 24-pounder guns two 30-pounder Parrott rifles

USS Sibyl was a wooden-hull steamer outfitted with heavy guns, purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

Sibyl was used by the Union Navy primarily as a dispatch boat in the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America. She carried messages (dispatches) between ships and shore; but, with her heavy guns, she was also prepared to act as a gunboat if the need presented itself.