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The USS ''Powhatan'' was a United States Navy frigate. It was one of the so-called "black ships" that entered [[Edo]] Bay in [[1854]], and the site of the signing of the [[Harris Treaty]] in [[1858]]; in [[1860]], it carried the [[1860 Japanese Embassy to the United States|first Japanese embassy to the United States]] from [[Yokohama]] to [[San Francisco]].

The USS ''Powhatan'' was a United States Navy frigate. It was one of the so-called "black ships" that entered [[Edo]] Bay in [[1854]], and the site of the signing of the [[Harris Treaty]] in [[1858]]; in [[1860]], it carried the [[1860 Japanese Embassy to the United States|first Japanese embassy to the United States]] from [[Yokohama]] to Panama, where the embassy crossed the isthmus by rail, and continued on to Washington DC onboard the USS ''Roanoke''.

The ''Powhatan'' was a 2400-ton steam sidewheel frigate armed with 44 guns. It was one of eight ships which accompanied Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] on his second visit to Japan.

The ''Powhatan'' was a 2400-ton steam sidewheel frigate armed with 44 guns. It was one of eight ships which accompanied Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] on his second visit to Japan.

The 1858 Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed onboard the ''Powhatan'', which then carried the Treaty back to the US in 1860 to be ratified by Congress. Carrying as well the over 170 samurai members of the first Japanese mission to the US, the ''Powhatan'' departed Yokohama on 1860/1/19 (Feb 10), and stopped for supplies in [[Honolulu]] before continuing on to San Francisco. While in Hawai'i, the Japanese ambassadors met with King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma.

The 1858 Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed onboard the ''Powhatan'', which then carried the Treaty back to the US in 1860 to be ratified by Congress. The ship carried as well the three lead ambassadors of the first Japanese mission to the US, and their entourage, while the Dutch-built ''[[Kanrin Maru]]'' carried the remainder of the more than 170 members of the embassy. The ships departed Yokohama on 1860/1/19 (Feb 10), and the ''Powhatan'' stopped for supplies in [[Honolulu]] before continuing on to [[San Francisco]], and then to Panama. While in Hawai'i, the Japanese ambassadors met with King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma. The ''Kanrin Maru'' was damaged in a storm during the journey, however, and returned to Japan after repairs in San Francisco, its passengers joining the ambassadors in traveling to Panama onboard the ''Powhatan''.

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