The first USS Quinnebaug was a screw sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.

She was launched on 31 March 1866, sponsored by Lieutenant Commander David B.

Quinnebaug departed New York City on 31 August 1867 and cruised along the Atlantic coast of South America for almost three years before arriving at Norfolk, Virginia, on 18 July 1870.

She was decommissioned there on 29 July 1970 and was laid up until broken up in 1871.

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