USS Contoocook (1864)
 USS Contoocook was a screw sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.Contoocock was launched 3 December 1864 at Portsmouth Navy Yard and commissioned 14 March 1868 Captain George Balch in command. Her first cruise as flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron took her to the West Indies where she patrolled extensively for the protection of American interests during 1868 and 1869. Her name was changed to Albany on 15 May 1869.