History
United States
In service	1862
Out of service	1864
Captured	14 June 1862
Fate	Returned to owner, May 1864
General characteristics
Displacement	939 tons
Length	268 ft (82 m)
Beam	42 ft (13 m)
Draft	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion	steam engine screw-propelled
Armament	one 32-pounder gun

USSClara Dolsen was a largesteamer captured by theUnion Navy during theAmerican Civil War. She served the Union Navy in river operations and as a "receiving ship" auxiliary.

Clara Dolsen, a side-wheel steamer, was captured 14 June 1862 by the gunboatUSS Mound City and the tugUSS Spitfire on theWhite River during the St. Charles expedition. After taking part in the joint Army-Navy expedition to recaptureHenderson, Kentucky, (19–24 July 1862), she served as a receiving ship atCairo, Illinois, until April 1864. Since she had not been labeled as a prize, her owners brought suit for her return. The final adjudication restoredClara Dolsen to her owners, and she was turned over to theU.S. Marshal for the Southern District ofIllinois in May 1864, for delivery to her owners.

 This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.

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