List of steam frigates of the United States Navy

This is a list of steam frigates used or previously used by the United States Navy.

Ships of the United States Navy
Ships in current service
Current ships
Ships grouped alphabetically
A–B C D–F G–H I–K L M N–O P Q–R S T–V W–Z
Ships grouped by type
Aircraft carriers Airships Amphibious warfare ships Auxiliaries Battlecruisers Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Destroyer escorts Destroyer leaders Escort carriers Frigates Hospital ships Littoral combat ships Mine warfare vessels Monitors Oilers Patrol vessels Registered civilian vessels Sailing frigates Steam frigates Steam gunboats Ships of the line Sloops of war Submarines Torpedo boats Torpedo retrievers Unclassified miscellaneous Yard and district craft
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Name	Type	Class	Authorized	Dates of Service	Fate
Mississippi	2nd class	Mississippi-class	3 March 1839	1841 – 1863	Sunk in action at Port Hudson, 64 killed
Missouri	2nd class	Mississippi-class	3 March 1839	1842 – 1843	Lost to fire
Susquehanna	2nd class	Susquehanna-class	3 March 1847	1850 – 1883	Sold
Powhatan	2nd class	Susquehanna-class	3 March 1847	1852 – 1887	Sold
Franklin	1st class	–	1 September 1851	1867 – 1916	Sold
Merrimack	1st class	Merrimack-class	6 April 1854	1856 – 1861	Sunk to avoid capture, rebuilt as CSS Virginia
Wabash	1st class	Merrimack-class	6 April 1854	1856 – 1912	Sold
Roanoke	1st class	Merrimack-class	6 April 1854	1857 – 1883	Sold
Colorado	1st class	Merrimack-class	6 April 1854	1858 – 1885	Sold
Minnesota	1st class	Merrimack-class	6 April 1854	1857 – 1901	Scrapped
Niagara	1st class	–	6 April 1854	1857 – 1885	Sold
Florida	2nd class	Wampanoag-class		1867 – 1885	Sold
Tennessee	2nd class	Wampanoag-class		– 1888	Sold
Iowa	2nd class	Wampanoag-class
Nevada	2nd class	Wampanoag-class		None	Canceled
Pompanoosus	2nd class	Wampanoag-class
Bon Homme Richard	2nd class	Wampanoag-class		None	Canceled
Chattanooga		Wampanoag-class
Pennsylvania	2nd class	Java-class			Canceled
Delaware	2nd class	Java-class
California	2nd class	Java-class
Illinois	2nd class	Java-class			Canceled
Antietam	2nd class	Java-class
New York	2nd class	Java-class			Canceled
Java	2nd class	Java-class			Canceled
Hassalo		Hassalo-class
Watauga		Hassalo-class
Trenton		–		1877 – 1891	Lost to the Apia cyclone, 1 killed