| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Watauga |
| Namesake | The Watauga River in North Carolina and Tennessee |
| Laid down | Never |
| Commissioned | Never, although carried on Navy List 1864 |
| Fate | Construction contract cancelled 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Propulsion | Steam, one screw |
USS Watauga was a proposed United States Navy screw frigate that was never built.
Projected as a screw frigate, Watauga was intended to be similar to, but somewhat larger than, the Java-class frigates (USS Antietam, USS Guerriere, USS Minnetonka, and USS Piscataqua).[1]
Although first carried on the Navy List in 1864, Watauga was never laid down. The contract for her construction was cancelled in 1866.
- ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905, p. 125