USS Bonito (1846), was acquired by the Navy on 25 May 1846 and commissioned on 30 May 1846. Has often been incorrectly called the Bonita.[citation needed]
A brig engaged in the African slave trade captured on 10 October 1860 has been identified both as Bonita and Bonito. However, the former slaver was never part of the Navy.[citation needed]
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.