USS Velocity is a name the U.S. Navy has used more than once in naming its warships: , was a British blockade-running schooner captured by and at Sabine, Texas, on 25 September 1862. was constructed at Morris Heights, New York, by the noted boat-builder, Charles L. Seabury, and owned by W. W. Stephens prior to World War I when she was inspected for naval service. , was a minesweeper laid down on 21 July 1941 at Chickasaw, Alabama. References United States Navy ship names