USS Kanawha (1896)
 The second USS Kanawha was a screw-powered steamer that served in the United States Navy in 1898 during the Spanish-American War.Kanawha was built in 1896 by Charles L. Seabury and Company Nyack on Hudson New York. The U.S. Navy purchased her from John P. Duncan on 7 June 1898 for use in the Spanish-American War and armed her. She commissioned as USS Kanawha at the New York Navy Yard New York New York on 26 July 1898 Lieutenant Frank F.