USS Oleander was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

Oleander, a wooden, side-wheel steamer built at Keyport, New Jersey, was launched 10 January 1863; purchased by the Navy at New York City from James Howe and C. W. Copeland 28 March 1863; and commissioned in the following fortnight, as she joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron upon arriving at Port Royal, South Carolina, 11 April.

They also caused Confederates to burn several other vessels to prevent capture and the Union force destroyed a number of buildings and large quantities of cotton ashore.

After the fighting stopped, Oleander decommissioned at New York City 18 August 1865, and was sold at auction there 5 September 1865 to Smith and Downing.

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