USS Clara Dolsen was a large steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

She served the Union Navy in river operations and as a "receiving ship" auxiliary.

After taking part in the joint Army-Navy expedition to recapture Henderson, Kentucky, (19–24 July 1862), she served as a receiving ship at Cairo, Illinois, until April 1864.

The final adjudication restored Clara Dolsen to her owners, and she was turned over to the U.S.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.