The first USS Miantonomoh was the lead ship of her class of double-turreted, twin-screw, wooden-hulled, ironclad monitors built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Miantonomoh was laid down at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, in 1862; launched 15 August 1863; and commissioned 18 September 1865, Commander Daniel Ammen in command.
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