O.R.N. List of C.S. Ships and Descriptions by State or Area of Operations
Alabama
C. S. Privateer A. C. GUNNISON.
Acquisition.--Fitted out from Mobile,
Ala.; commissioned, May 25, 1861.
Class.--Steam tug. Tonnage.--54
(registered).
Dimensions.--Length, 70'; beam,
15'; depth, 7'.
Engines.--2 16-inch cylinders;
78 H. P.
Battery.--2 6-pounders.
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C. S. S. ALERT.
Acquisition.--Seized at Mobile,
Ala., by State authorities.
Description.--
Class: Lighthouse tender.
Rig: Schooner.
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C. S. Ram BALTIC.
Acquisition.--Turned over to the
Confederate States by the State of Georgia.
Description. -- High - pressure,
side-wheel steamer, protected with iron forward and cotton aft.
Draft.--Eight feet.
Speed.--Five knots.
Battery.--November 30, 1863, and
April 30, 1864, 6 guns.
Disposition.--Surrendered by the
Confederates at Nanna Hubba Bluff, Ala., May 10, 1865.
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C. S. S. FLORIDA (gunboat). (See
C. S. S. Selma.)
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C. S. S. GAINES.
Description. -- Side - wheel steamer;
wood.
Draft.--About 6'.
Speed.--10 knots.
Engines.--High pressure.
Battery.--February, 1863,. 6 VIII-inch
in broadside, 2 6-inch rifles, in pivot; November 30, 1863, April 30, and
August 5, 1884, 6 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk in battle of
Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864.
Remarks.--Her crew all told were
about 120. Similar in construction to the Selma.
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C. S. Privateer GIBRALTER.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Mobile,
Ala. Commissioned February 5, 1864.
Description.--Schooner.
Tonnage.---60.
Battery.--Two guns.
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C. S. S. HUNTSVILLE.
Acquisition.--Built at Mobile,
Ala.
Description.--Ironclad steam Floating
Battery.
Battery.--November 30, 1863, April
30, and November 5, 1864, 4 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk, 12 miles above
Mobile in Spanish River, at evacuation of that city.
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C. S. S. LEWIS CASS.
Acquisition.--Seized by Alabama
authorities, January 31, 1861, and transferred to the C. S. Navy.
Description.--
Class: Revenue cutter.
Rig: Schooner.
Battery.--1 68-pdr.
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C. S. S. MORGAN.
Acquisition.--Bought at Mobile,
Alabama, in 1861.
Description. -- Side-wheel merchant
steamer.
Dimensions.--Length, 202'; beam,
38'. Draft.--7' 2".
Speed.--10 knots.
Engines.--2 noncondensing; stroke
7'; diameter of cylinders, 1' 11".
Boilers.-- 4 cylindrical double-flue,
29' 6" long, 3' 5" diameter.
Battery.--1863: 1 7-inch rifle,
1 6-inch rifle in pivot, 2 32-pounder rifles, 2 long 32-pounder smooth
bore. The same battery in 1864.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the fall of Mobile in 1865.
Remarks.--Escaped to Mobile but
slightly injured in engagement with Farragut's fleet, August 5, 1864.
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C. S. S. NASHVILLE.
Acquisition.--Built at Montgomery,
Ala., and taken to Mobile for completion.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer;
ironclad.
Dimensions.--Length, 271'; beam,
62½'; depth, 13'.
Draft.--10' 9".
Engines.--2; stroke, 9'; diameter
of cylinders, 30".
Boilers.--7 40-inch double-flue.
Battery.--November 5, 1864, 6 guns;
May 10, 1865, 3 7-inch Brooke rifles, 1 24-pdr. howitzer.
Disposition.--Surrendered to Federal
officers at Nanna Hubba Bluff, Tombigbee River, Ala., May 10, 1865.
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C. S. S. PHOENIX.
Description.--Ironclad floating
battery.
Battery.--6 guns.
Disposition.--Destroyed by the
Confederates at the fall of Mobile in 1865.
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C. S. S. ST. NICHOLAS.
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C. S. S. ST. PATRICK.
Acquisition.--Built by Halligan.
Description.--Torpedo boat.
Remarks.--January 24, 1865, transferred
by Navy to Army. On the night of January 27, 1865, at 1 o'clock a.m., she
struck the Octarara abaft the wheel house; the torpedo missed fire.
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C. S. S. SEGAR.
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C. S. S. SELMA.
Description.--
Class: Wooden side-wheel steamer.
Rate, rig, etc.: Gunboat.
Dimensions.--length, 252'; beam,
30'; depth, 6'.
Draft.--6'.
Speed.--9 knots.
Engine.--One; low pressure, direct-acting,
inclined cylinders.
Boilers.--Protected on the upper
deck by a 3/8" iron plating with a considerable inclination inboard on
both sides and forward.
Battery.--August 5, 1864; 2 9-inch,
1 8-inch, 1 6-inch rifle; all in pivot.
Disposition.--Captured by the Federal
fleet at the battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864.
Remarks.--Crew of 65 all told.
February 5, 1863, sunk in 8' of water at entrance to Mobile; February 13,
1863, raised and repaired.
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C. S. S. TENNESSEE.
Acquisition.--Built at Mobile,
Ala.
Cost.--$595,000.
Description.---Casemated ironclad.
Tonnage.--1,273.
Dimensions.--Length, 209'; beam,
48'. Draft--August 13, 1864, average, 14'.
Engines.--Two: geared, noncondensing.
Cylinders 24" in diameter, 84" stroke. Poppet valves, placed fore and aft;
geared to idle shaft by spur gearing with wooden teeth, and from idle shaft
to propeller shaft by bevel cast iron gear.
Boilers.--Four: Horizontal flue,
24' long, placed side by side with one furnace under all of them. One smoke
pipe.
Battery.--August 13, 1864:2 7 1/8-Inch
rifle pivots, 4.6-inch rifles in broadside.
Disposition.--Surrendered at Mobile
to the Federals, August 5, 1864.
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C. S. S. TUSCALOOSA.
Acquisition.--Built at Mobile,
Ala.
Description.--Ironclad, steam floating
battery.
Battery.--4 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk 12 miles above
Mobile, Ala., in Spanish River, at the surrender of Mobile.
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Arkansas
C. S. S. MAUREPAS.
Acquisition.--Purchased under name
of Grosse Tête at New Orleans, La., in 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, 6
guns; February 27, 1862, 5 guns,
Disposition.--Sunk by her officers
June, 1862, in White River, near St. Charles, Ark., to obstruct the river.
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Florida
C. S. S. FULTON.
Acquisition.--Seized at Pensacola,
Fla.
Battery.--3 guns
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C. S. S. Privateer JUDAH.
Description.--Schooner.
Tonnage.--250.
Battery.--5 guns.
Disposition.--Destroyed at Pensacola
Navy Yard, September 14, 1861, by boat expedition from U. S. S. Colorado.
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C. S. S. SPRAY.
Description.--
Class: Steam gunboat.
Rate. rig, etc.: Tug.
Battery.--April 30 and November
5, 1864, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk by Confederates
on St. Marks River.
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Georgia
C. S. Ram ATLANTA.
Acquisition.--Formerly the English
blockade-running steamer Fingal. It was converted September, 1862, into
an ironclad gunboat and ram at Savannah, Ga., by Messrs. N. and A. F. Tift.
Description.--
Class: Screw steamer; ironclad
gunboat and ram.
Rate: 3d.
Dimensions.--Length, 204'; beam,
41'. Draft.--15' 9".
Speed.--Maximum, 10 knots; on trial
trip, July 31, 1862, 7 knots.
Battery.--June 17, 1863, 2 6.4-Inch
rifle broadsides, weight 9,115 lbs.; 2 7-inch rifle pivots, weight 15,239
lbs.
Disposition.--Captured in Wassaw
Sound, Ga., at 5.30 a.m., June 17, 1863, by U. S. steamers Weekawken and
Nahant.
Remarks.--At the time of capture,
there were on board 21 officers, 124 men, including marines. She had 16
men wounded and 1 killed.
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C. S. S. CHATTAHOOCHEE.
Description.--Wooden steam gunboat.
Battery.--1 IX-inch gun, 1 rifle
32-pdr., 4 32-pdrs.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
on the Chattahoochee River at the close of the war.
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C. S. S. FIREFLY.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer;
tender to Savannah squadron.
Disposition.--Burned by her officers
at Savannah, Ga., December 21, 1864.
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C. S. S. Floating Battery GEORGIA.
Description.--Ironclad floating
battery.
Speed.--For want of locomotive
power, the Georgia was a fixture, her steam power scarcely adequate to
propel her at the slowest rate.
Battery.--June 30, and September
3, 1863, 9 guns; November 26, 1863, 5 guns; November 30, 1863, 4 guns;
January 12 and June 3, 1864, 5 guns, as follows: 2 9-inch Dahlgren smoothbore
and 2 32-pounder rifles on broadside and 1 32-pounder rifle; April 30 and
November 5, 1864, 4 guns.
Disposition.--Destroyed by the
Confederates at the fall of Savannah, December, 1864.
Remarks.--June 3, 1864, the Georgia's
complement was 12 officers and 82 men.
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C. S. S. ISONDIGA.
Description.--Steamer; wood.
Draft.--6' 6".
Speed.--Five miles per hour.
Battery.--June 30, October 6, 1863,
and January 12, June 3, 1864, 1 6.4 Brooke rifle and 1 9-inch Dahlgren
smoothbore gun; Secretary's report, November 5, 1864, 3 guns.
Disposition.--Burned at Savannah,
December 21, 1864, by her crew, on the fall of that city.
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C. S. S. KATE BRUCE.
Description.--Schooner.
Battery.--2 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk to obstruct
the Chattahoochee River.
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C. S. S. MACON.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Savannah,
Ga., In 1864.
Description.--Wooden gunboat propelled
by steam.
Battery.--April 30, 1864, and January
5, 1865, 6 guns.
Disposition.--Taken to Augusta
after the fall of Savannah and held until the war was over.
Remarks.--Formerly known as the
Ogeechee.
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C. S. S. MILLEDGVILLE.
Acquisition.--Constructed at Savannah,
Ga., by Mr. Willink.
Description.--Steamer; ironclad.
Disposition.--Burned to the waters
edge and sunk in the river at Savannah, Ga., December, 1864.
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C. S. S. MUSCOGEE.
Acquisition.--Built at Columbus,
Ga.
Description. -- Center-wheel steamer;
ironclad.
Battery.--6 guns.
Disposition.--Burned at the close
of the war.
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C. S. S. RESOLUTE.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer.
Disposition.--Captured and destroyed
by Federal Field Battery on Savannah River, December 12, 1864.
Remarks.--Used as a transport and
tender and for the residence of the crew of the Savannah; also used as
a receiving ship, kept alongside of the Savannah. June 3, 1864; she had
7 officers and 28 men.
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C. S. S. SAMPSON.
Description.--Side-wheel, wooden
gunboat; river steamer.
Engine.--Vertical condensing engine.
Battery.--November 30, 1863, April
30, and November 5, 1864, 1 gun; March 4, and June 3, 1864, 1 32-pounder
smooth bore, 1 12-pounder boat howitzer; January 5, 1865, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Taken to Augusta,
Ga., after the fall of Savannah.
Remarks.--She was at one time a
receiving ship; held until the war was ended. June 3, 1864, had 9 officers
and 40 men.
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C. S. S. SAVANNAH.
Acquisition.--Built at Savannah,
Ga.
Description.--Steam sloop, ironclad.
Draft.--Loaded, 12' 6".
Speed.--6½ miles per hour
under pressure of 15 pounds of steam.
Battery.--June 30, and November
30, 1863, April 30, June 3, and November 5, 1864, 4 guns; January 12, 1864,
2 7-inch Brooke single-handed rifles, 2 6.4-inch Brooke double-banded rifles.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the evacuation of Savannah in December, 1864.
Remarks.--June 3, 1864, the Savannah's
complement was 27 officers, 154 men.
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C. S. S. SAVANNAH.
Acquisition.--Purchased by the
State of Georgia.
Cost.--$34,000.
Description.--Paddle-wheel steamer.
Battery.--1861, 1 smooth bore 32-pounder.
Remarks.--The name C. S. S. Savannah,
formerly the Everglade, was changed to Oconee, August 28, 1863
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C. S. S. TALOMICO.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer.
Battery.--Two guns.
Disposition.--Accidentally sunk
at Savannah in 1863.
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C. S. S. WASP.
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C. S. S. WATER WITCH.
Acquisition.--Captured from the
Federals in Ossabaw Sound, June 3. 1864.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer.
Tonnage.--378. Draft.--10'.
Speed.--7 knots.
Battery.--June 8, 1864:1 32-pounder
rifle, 1 12-pounder rifle, 2 12-pounder howitzers.
Disposition.--Burned at Savannah,
December 19, 1864, to prevent her falling into the hands of the enemy.
Remarks.--When captured she had
a crew of 80 officers and men.
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Louisiana
C. S. S. BIENVILLE.
Acquisition.--Built by contract
at Bayou St. John, Louisiana, with John Hughes & Co.
Cost.--$76,000.
Description.--Light-draft side-wheel
river steamer, of yellow pine and white oak.
Engines.--Two high-pressure.
Boilers. --Two.
Battery.---February 27, 1862, 5
guns; April, 1862, 5 42-pounders, 1 small rifle.
Disposition.--Destroyed by her
officers in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, in 1862.
Remarks.---Construction on the
Bienville was commenced September 14, 1861, and she was completed about
April 5, 1862. Her boilers and engines were second-hand.
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C. S Privateer CALHOUN.
Acquisition.---Commissioned at
New Orleans, May 15, 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer.
Tonnage.--500.
Battery.--In 1861, 1 18-pounder,
2 12-pounders, 2 6-pounders.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
after the fall of New Orleans in 1862,
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C. S. S. CARONDELET.
Acquisition.--Built at Bayou St.
John, La., under charge of Naval Constructor S. D. Porter.
Description. -- Light-draft side-wheel
steamer.
Battery.--February 27, 1862, 5
guns; April, 1862, 5 42-pounders, 1 32-pounder rifle.
Disposition.--Destroyed by the
Confederates on Lake Pontchartrain in 1862.
Remarks.--The Carondelet was launched
in January, 1862,; commenced about September 14, 1861, and completed about
March 16, 1862.
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C. S. S. COTTON.
Acquisition.--Built for the Bayou
Sara route and bought in Louisiana in 1862.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Engines.--Compound.
Battery.--November 3, 1862, 1 32-pounder,
smoothbore; 2 24-pounders, smoothbore; 1 9-pounder rifle.
Disposition.--Burned In Bayou Teche,
La., by her crew, in January, 1863, in order to avoid capture.
Remarks.--In connection with shore
battery, engaged, November 3, 1862, the U. S. gunboats Kinsman, Estrella,
Calhoun and Diana.
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C. S. S. DEFIANCE.
Acquisition.--Purchased at New
Orleans, La.
Description.--Mississippi River
Defense steamer.
Battery.--April 26, 1862, 1 smoothbore
32-pounder, pivoted aft.
Disposition.--Destroyed by her
crew, April 28, 1862, at New Orleans, La., to prevent capture.
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C. S. S. DIANA.
Acquisition.---Captured from the
Federals in Atchafalaya River, March 23, 1863.
Description.--Steamer; wood.
Battery.--Five guns.
Disposition.--Burned in Bayou Teche,
April 12, 1863.
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C. S. S. FLORIDA.
Acquisition. -- After examination
by Captain Rousseau, April 22, 1861, she was purchased and fitted up on
the lakes near New Orleans, La.
Description.--Screw steamer.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, and
February 27, 1862, 4 guns.
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C. S. S. GENERAL QUITMAN.
Description.--Steamer; Louisiana
gunboat.
Battery.--April 24, 1862, 2 32-pounders.
Disposition.--Destroyed, April
24, 1862, below New Orleans, La
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C. S. Privateer GOVERNOR A. MOUTON.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at New
Orleans, La. Commissioned June 10, 1861.
Description.--Steamer.
Tonnage.--125.
Battery.--1 9-pounder, 1 6-pounder.
Disposition.--Captured, May 11,
1862, near Berwick Bay, La. Not armed when captured.
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C. S. S. GOVERNOR MOORE.
Description.--Steamer, Louisiana
gunboat.
Battery.--April 24, 1862, 2 32-pounder
rifled guns.
Disposition.--Destroyed, April
24, 1862, below New Orleans, La.
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C. S. S. ISAAC SMITH. (See C. S.
S. Stono.)-
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C. S. S. Privateer ISABELLA.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at New
Orleans, La.; commissioned June 4, 1861.
Description.--Steam propeller.
Tonnage.----801.
Battery---8 guns.
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C. S. S. Privateer J. O. Nixon.
Acquisition.--Fitted out in New
Orleans, La.; commissioned July 3, 1861.
Description.--Schooner.
Tonnage.--95.
Battery.--1 18-pounder pivot and
2 6-pounder carronades.
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C. S. S. JACKSON.
Acquisition.--Purchased at New
Orleans, La., under orders of May 9, 1S61, and fitted out by Captain Rousseau.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer; tug.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, February
27 and April 23, 1862, 2 pivoted smooth bore 32-pounders.
Disposition.--Sunk by the Confederates
at the fall of New Orleans.
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C. S. S. LOUISIANA.
Acquisition.--Built at New Orleans,
La., in 1862, by contract of Navy Department with E. C. Murray.
Description.--Steamer; ironclad.
Tonnage.--1,400.
Dimensions.--Length, 264'; beam,
62'.
Engines.--Four.
Battery.--April 24, 1862, 2 7-inch
rifles, 3 9-inch shell guns, 4 8-inch shell guns, and 7 32-pounder rifles.
Disposition.--Destroyed by her
crew at the order of her commander, April 28, 1862. after the fall of the
city of New Orleans.
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C. S. S. MANASSAS.
Acquisition.--Purchased in 1861,
and converted into an ironclad ram at Algiers, La.
Description.--Steamer; iron-plated
ram.
Tonnage.--387.
Dimensions.--Length, 143'; beam,
33'; depth 17'.
Draft. --11'
Engines.--Inclined; 2 cylinders
36" in diameter; stroke, 2' 6".
Battery.--February 27 and April
24, 1862, 1 32-pounder carronade in bow.
Disposition.--Sunk in battle below
New Orleans, La., April 24, 1862,
Remarks.-- Formerly Enoch Train,
built in Boston in 1855.
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C. S. S. McRAE.
Acquisition.--Purchased at New
Orleans, La., 1861.
Description.--
Class: Steamer; wood.
Rig: Sloop.
Tonnage.--830.
Battery.--July 18, 1861, 1 9-inch
pivot, 6 32-pounders; November 12, 1861, and February 27, 1862, 8 guns;
April 24, 1862, 6 light 32-pounders smoothbore broadside guns, 1 9-Inch
shell gun, pivoted amidships.
Disposition.--Sunk in the Mississippi
River, April 28, 1862,
Remarks.--The McRae was formerly
called the Marquis de la Habana.
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C. S. S. MATILDA.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at New
Orleans, La.; commissioned June 8, 1861.
Description.--Bark.
Tonnage.---400.
Battery.--From 4 to 6 guns.
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C. S. S. MEMPHIS.
Acquisition.--Built at New Orleans,
La., in 1861.
Description.--Floating battery.
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C. S. S. MISSOURI.
Acquisition.--Built in Red River,
La.
Description.--Steam sloop; ironclad.
Dimensions.--Length, 183'; beam,
53' 8"; depth of hold, 10' 3". Draft.--8' 6".
Battery.--June 3, 1865, 1 XI-inch
Dahlgren, 1 old-fashioned 32-pdr. siege gun, 1 IX-inch Dahlgren.
Engines.--Two poppet-valve; stroke,
7' 6"; diameter of cylinder, 24".
Boilers.--Four; double flue; 40"
in diameter, 26' long; flues 15" in diameter.
Disposition.--Surrendered to Federal
authorities at Alexandria, La., June 3, 1865.
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C. S. S. MISSISSIPPI
Acquisition.--Built by contract
of Navy Department with N. & A. F. Tift, Jefferson City, La.
Cost.--$397,000.
Description.--
Class: Ironclad; three-screw gunboat.
Rate: 2d.
Tonnage.--1,400.
Dimensions.--Length 260'; beam,
58' depth, 15'.
Draft.--April 24, 1862, 12' or
12.5'; when completed she would have drawn about 14'.
Speed.--Estimated at 14 knots.
Engines.--36" diameter; 2' 6" stroke.
Boilers.--16; double flues to each, 30' long; double set of furnaces.
Battery.--November 27, 1861: Armament
to be 18 guns; January 10, 1862; design changed to mount 2 bow and 2 stern
guns--20 in all
Disposition.--Set on fire by her
officers to prevent capture by Union Fleet, April 25, 1862.
Remarks. -- Construction commenced
October 14, 1861; launched April 19, 1862, at New Orleans, La. No guns
or ammunition were on board of her when destroyed.
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C. S. Privateer MUSIC.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at New
Orleans, La.; commissioned May 15, 1861.
Description.--Steamer.
Tonnage.--273.
Dimensions.--Length, 172'; beam,
29'; depth, 6'.
Engines. -- Two ; horizontal, noncondensing;
cylinder, 20" in diameter; stroke 8'.
Battery.--May 15, 1861, 2 6-pounders.
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C. S. S. PAMLICO
Acquisition.--Purchased at New
Orleans, La., and fitted out by Captain Rousseau under orders of July 10,
1861.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--November 12, 1861 and
February 27, 1862: 2 guns.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
on Lake Pontchartrain, in 1862.
Remarks.--Engaged the U. S. S.
New London, March 25, 1862; and on April 4, 1862, in company with the Carondelet
and Oregon, engaged three gunboats.
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C. S. S. PIONEER.
Acquisition.--Built at New Orleans,
La., in 1862.
Description. -- Privateer; submarine
propeller.
Tonnage.---4.
Dimensions.--Length, 34'; beam,
4'; depth, 4'.
Remarks.--Has round conical ends
and is painted black; carries a magazine of explosive matter; manned by
two or more men. Commissioned March 31, 1862.
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C. S. S. QUEEN OF THE WEST.
Acquisition.--Captured from the
Federals at Fort DeRussey on Red River, February 14, 1863.
Class.--Iron protected steam ram.
Battery.--February 24, 1863: 1
30-pounder Parrott, 1 20-pounder Parrott, 3 12-pounder howitzers.
Disposition.--Sunk in battle in
April, 1863, on the Atchafalaya River.
Remarks.--In conjunction with the
C. S. S. Webb she captured the Indianola, February 24, 1863. She was an
ordinary steamboat of the western rivers and converted by the Federals
into a ram.
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C. S. S. ROBERT HABERSHAM. C. S.
S. ROBERT McCLELLAND.
Acquisition.--Seized at New Orleans
by Louisiana State authorities, January 31, 1861.
Description.--
Class: U. S. Revenue Cutter.
Rate, rig, etc.: Schooner.
Battery.--5 guns.
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C. S. S. TUSCARORA.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--October 12 and November
12, 1861, 1 32-pounder rifle, 1 8-inch columbiad.
Disposition.--Accidentally burned
at New Orleans, La.
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C. S. Privateer V. H. IVY.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at New
Orleans, La. Commissioned, May 16, 1861.
Description.--Steamer.
Tonnage.--454.
Dimensions.--Length, 191'; beam,
28'; depth, 9'.
Engines.---One vertical, condensing,
beam engine; cylinder, 44" diameter; 11' stroke.
Battery.--May 16, 1861, 1 15-pounder.
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C. S. S. WASHINGTON.
Acquisition.--Seized by the State
of Louisiana, January 31, 1861.
Description.--Schooner.
Battery.--One 42-pounder.
Remarks.--Formerly U. S. revenue
cutter.
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Mississippi
C. S. Ram ARKANSAS.
Acquisition.--Built at Memphis,
Tenn., and in Yazoo River, Miss., by contract with John T. Shirley.
Cost.--$76,920.
Description.--Twin screw ironclad
ram; wood, covered with railroad iron. Dimensions.--Length, 165'; beam,
35'. Draft.--11' 6".
Speed.--Eight miles per hour in
still water.
Engines.--Twin screws.
Battery.--July 14, 1862, 2 8-inch
64-pounders; 2 rifled 32-pounders; 2 100-pounder columbiads; and a 6-inch
naval gun on each broadside.
Disposition.--Destroyed by her
crew, August 5, 1862, near Baton Rouge.
Remarks.--July 15, 1862, engaged
the Tyler, Queen of the West, and the Carondelet, which she compelled to
run ashore. On the same day ran past Federal fleet of 33 vessels, underwent
a terrific fire at close range, and ran alongside the wharf under the guns
of Vicksburg. July 22.
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C. S. Ram GENERAL EARL VAN DORN.
Description. -- Steamer; Mississippi
River Defense Fleet.
Disposition.--Burned by Confederates
in Yazoo River.
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C. S. S. GENERAL POLK.
Acquisition.--Purchased in 1861.
Cost--$8,000; including repairs
and alterations, $60,459.99.
Description.--Steamer: man-of-war.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, 5
guns; February 27, 1862, 6 guns.
Disposition.--Destroyed by her
officers in Yazoo River, June 26, 1862.
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C. S. S. IVY.
Acquisition.--Bought at New Orleans,
La., in 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Tonnage.---454.
Dimensions.--Length, 191'; beam,
28'; depth of hold, 9'.
Engines.--One; vertical condensing
beam; cylinders, 44" diameter, 11' stroke.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, 2
guns; January 22, 1862, 1 VIII-inch, 182-pdr. rifle, 2 24-pdr. brass howitzers;
February 27 and April, 1862, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
on the Yazoo River, in 1863, to avoid capture.
Remarks.--Formerly C. S. privateer
V. H. Ivy.
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C. S. S. LIVINGSTON.
Acquisition.--Converted into man-of-war
under contract of Commodore Rousseau with John Hughes.
Cost.--Total, $80,000.00.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer.
Dimensions.--Length, 180'; beam,
40'; depth, 9' 6".
Engines.--Two; high pressure.
Boilers.--Two.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, February
27, 1862, 6 guns.
Disposition.--Destroyed, June 26,
1862, by her officers, in Yazoo River.
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C. S. S. MOBILE
Description.--Screw steamer.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, and
February 27, 1862, 4 guns.
Disposition.--Burned by Confederates
in Yazoo River May, 1863.
Remarks. -- Ready for plating when
destroyed.
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C. S. S. POLK.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--7 guns.
Disposition.--Burned in Yazoo River
in 1862.
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C. S. S. PONTCHARTRAIN.
Description.--Side wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--November 12, 1861; 6
guns, February 27, 1862; 5 guns.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
in 1863 on the Arkansas River to avoid capture.
Remarks.--Formerly Lizzie Simmons.
January and February, 1862 was converted into a man-of-war. Was a new boat.
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C. S. S. RESOLUTE.
Acquisition.--Purchased.
Description.--Gunboat.
Disposition.--Burned, April 24,
1862, in Mississippi River.
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C. S. S. ST. MARY.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--2 guns.
Disposition.--Burned on the Yazoo
River.
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C. S. S. ST. PHILIP.
Acquisition.--Captured at Indianola,
Tex. Formerly U. S. steamer Star of the West.
Description.--Receiving ship.
Disposition.--Sunk at Fort Pemberton
above mouth of Yalobusha, in Tallahatchie River, Miss., as an obstruction.
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C. S. S. W. R. MILES.
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C. S. S. WARRIOR.
Remarks.--Mississippi River Department.
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C. S. S. WILLIAM H. WEBB.
Description.--Wooden steam ram
on the Mississippi and Red Rivers.
Tonnage.--656.
Dimensions.-- Length, 195'; beam,
31½'; depth, 12½'.
Draft.--Loaded, 9½'; light,
7½'.
Speed.--Loaded, 15 to 20 knots;
smooth water, 22 knots.
Engines.--Two: vertical, beam.
Diameter of cylinder 44"; stroke, 10'.
Boilers.--Two; extra heavy iron;
30' long, 9' in diameter.
Battery.--May 18, 1861: 4 12-pounders;
February 24, 1863; 1 rifled and banded 32-pounder, 2 brass 6-pounders.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the close of the war.
Remarks.--In conjunction with the
Queen of the West the Webb captured the Indianola, February 24, 1863. Commissioned
as letter of marque, May 15, 1861.
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North Carolina
C. S. Ram ALBEMARLE.
Acquisition.--Built on the Roanoke
River, N. C., 1864.
Class.--Screw steamer; ironclad;
yellow pine, fastened with iron and treenails.
Dimensions.--Length, 158'; beam,
35' 3"; depth, 8' 2".
Draft.--Loaded, 9'.
Engines.--Two; horizontal, noncondensing,
link motion; geared to propellers by 4 gear wheels. Diameter of cylinder,
18"; stroke 19".
Boilers.--Two; one furnace in each
and two elliptical flues and return vertical tubes. Boilers: 15' 4" long,
5' 2" high, 4' 7" wide. Furnaces: 4' 6" long, 4' wide. Diameter of shell,
4' 7".
Battery.--April 30, 1864, 2 guns;
October 27, 1864, 2 8-inch rifles; November 5, 1864, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk at Plymouth,
N. C., about 3 a.m., October 28, 1864, by a torpedo
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C. S. S. ARCTIC.
Class.--Floating battery, iron
plated.
Battery.--November 30, 1863, April
30 and November 5, 1864, 3 guns.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the fall of the city of Wilmington in 1865.
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C. S. Schooner BLACK WARRIOR.
Acquisition.--Armed to help defend
Elizabeth City, N. C., February 10, 1862.
Description.--Schooner.
Battery.--Two guns.
Disposition.--Burned and abandoned
by her crew during the fight.
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C. S. S. BOMBSHELL.
Acquisition.--Sunk by Confederate
batteries at Plymouth, N. C., April 18, 1864. Raised and put in service.
Description.--Steamer.
Engines.---Two; inclined, high-pressure;
2' 9" stroke, about 10" diameter cylinders, which were placed one on each
side of boiler and connected at right angles to shaft of paddle wheels.
Battery.--May 5,1864, 2 rifled
12-pounders, 1 S. B., 1 20-pounder Brooke.
Disposition.--Recaptured by U.
S. S. Mattabesett, May 5, 1864.
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-C. S. S. CASWELL.
Description.--Wooden side-wheel
tender.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the fall of Wilmington in 1865.
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C. S. S. CHICKAMAUGA.
Acquisition.--Bought at Wilmington,
N. C., 1864.
Description.--Screw steamer; cruiser.
Battery.--Three guns.
Disposition.--Burned at the fall
of Wilmington in 1865.
Remarks.--She was formerly the
blockade runner Edith.
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C. S. Brig ECHO. (See C. S. Privateer
Jefferson Davis.)
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C. S. S. EDWARDS. (See C. S. S.
Forrest.)
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C. S. S. ELLIS.
Acquisition.--Bought at Norfolk,
1861.
Description.--
Class: Steamer.
Rig: Tugboat.
Battery.--2 guns.
Disposition.--Captured by the Federals
in battle of Elizabeth City, February 10, 1862.
C. S. S. EQUATOR.
Description.--Steam gunboat; wood.
Battery.--1 gun.
Disposition.--Burned at the fall
of Wilmington, 1865.
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C. S. S. FANNY.
Acquisition.--Captured from the
Federals, October 1, 1861, in Loggerhead Inlet, N. C.
Description.--Steamer; iron hull;
propeller.
Battery.--2 guns.
Disposition.--Run aground and set
on fire by her commander, February 10, 1862, at the battle of Elizabeth
City, North Carolina, to avoid capture.
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C. S. S. FORREST.
Acquisition.--Bought at Norfolk
in 1861.
Description.--
Class: Steamer; wood.
Rig: Tug boat.
Battery.--1 gun.
Disposition.--Disabled, February
7, 1862, at battle of Roanoke Island, and burned on the ways by the Confederates
at Elizabeth City, February 10, 1862.
Remarks.--Formerly known as the
Edwards.
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C. S. GUNBOAT at HALIFAX, N. C.
Acquisition.--Built by Confederate
Government, at Richmond, Va.
Description.--Gunboat; tug.
Dimensions.--91' long.
Engines.--Double, vertical; two
cylinders of 17" diameter by 17" stroke.
Boilers.--One; mean diameter 7'
4½"; length 16'. Four 9½ flues, three 7" flues, 8' long in
each furnace. 18 return flues 6" in diameter, 12' 6" long. Each furnace
37" wide, 5' 9" long. Steam drum 3' 6" diameter, 30" high. Chimney 26"
diameter.
Disposition.--Seized by naval force
under Commodore Macomb at Halifax, N. C., May 12, 1865.
Remarks.--This unfinished gunboat
was at Norfolk Navy Yard, in early part of July; was sent to Philadelphia
previous to July 18, 1865.
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C. S. IRONCLAD AT KINSTON, ON NEUSE
RIVER, N. C.
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C. S. S. MANASSAS.
Acquisition.--Seized at New Berne,
N.C.
Description.--
Class: Revenue cutter.
Rig: Schooner.
Disposition.--Soon dismantled.
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C. S. Privateer MARINER.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Wilmington,
N. C.; commissioned July 14, 1861.
Description.--Screw steamer; propeller.
Tonnage.--135.
Engines.--Low pressure.
Battery.--July 25, 1861, 2 12-pounders,
1 rifle.
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C. S. S. NEUSE.
Acquisition.--Built on Neuse River
in 1864.
Description.--
Class: Steamer; ironclad.
Rig: Sloop.
Battery.--April 30, and November
5, 1804: 2 guns.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
in 1865 upon the approach of Sherman's Army.
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C. S. S. NORTH CAROLINA.
Acquisition.--Built at Wilmington
in 1863.
Description.--
Class: Steamer; ironclad.
Rig: Sloop.
Battery.--April 30, and November
30, 1863 and 1864, respectively; 4 guns.
Disposition.--Sprung a leak while
at anchor in Cape Fear River and sunk, September, 1864.
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C. S. S. RALEIGH.
Acquisition.--Built at Wilmington
in 1864.
Description.--Ironclad sloop.
Battery.--April 30, 1864: 4 guns.
Disposition.--Wrecked on Wilmington
Bar, May 7, 1864.
Remarks.--In Cape Fear River.
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C. S. S. RETRIBUTION.
Acquisition.--Captured by Confederates
in Cape Fear River.
Description.--
Class: Steam tug.
Rate, rig, etc.: Sail.
Tonnage.--100.
Battery.--February, 1863, 1 small
gun on deck.
Disposition.--Sold at public sale
in Nassau, March 8, 1863.
Remarks.--Originally employed at
Buffalo, New York, upon Lake Erie. About January 28, 1863, she captured
the schooner Hanover, and on February 19, the American brig Emily Fisher;
January 10, 1863, the brig J.P. Ellicott.
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C. S. S. SCORPION.
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C. S. S. SEABIRD.
Acquisition.--Purchased at Norfolk
in 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--Two guns.
Disposition.--Sunk in battle, February
10, 1862, off Elizabeth City, N. C.
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C. S. S. UNCLE BEN.
Acquisition.--Seized at Wilmington
in 1861.
Description.--Tug boat.
Battery.--1 gun.
Disposition.----Sold.
Remarks.--Her machinery was taken
out and put in the C. S. S. North Carolina.
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C. S. S. WINSLOW.
Acquisition.--Purchased at Norfolk
in 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--July, 1861; 1 32-pounder,
1 small brass rifle 6-pounder.
Disposition.--Wrecked on a sunken
hull outside of Hatteras Inlet while going to the assistance of a French
vessel which was ashore near there.
Remarks.--Formerly the J. E. Coffee.
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C. S. S. YACHT AMERICA.
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C. S. S. YADKIN.
Acquisition.--Built at Wilmington.
Description.--Wooden, steam gunboat.
Battery.--1 gun.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the fall of Wilmington in 1865.
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C. S. Privateer YORK.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Norfolk,
Va., and commissioned July 9, 1861.
Description.--
Class: Privateer (pilot boat).
Rate, rig, etc.: Schooner.
Tonnage.--68.
Battery.--July and August, 1861,
1 18-pounder rifled gun mounted on carriage amidships.
Disposition.--Burnt and guns thrown
overboard by her officers and crew near New Inlet, N. C., Friday, August
9, 1861, to prevent capture by the U. S. S. Union, commanded by Commander
J. R. Goldsborough.
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South Carolina
C. S. S. AIKEN.
Acquisition.--Surrendered to South
Carolina authorities December, 1860.
Description.--
Class: Revenue cutter.
Rig: Schooner.
Tonnage.--82 tons.
Battery.--July 10, 1861, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk, July 28, 1861, by
U. S. frigate St. Lawrence.
Remarks.--Her name was changed
to Petrel.
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C. S. Privateer BEAUREGARD.
Acquisition.--Fitted out from Charleston
and commissioned October 14, 1861.
Cost.--$15,000.
Description.--Schooner.
Tonnage.--101.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, 1
24-pounder rifle.
Disposition.---Captured November
12, 1861, by U. S. bark W. G. Anderson
Remarks.--Her crew consisted of
captain, two lieutenants, one purser, and 23 seamen.
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C. S. S. CHARLESTON.
Acquisition.--Built in 1863 at
Charleston, S.C.
Description.--
Class: Steamer; ironclad.
Rig: Sloop.
Battery.--November 30, 1863, April
30, 1864, 6 guns; November 5, 1864, 4 guns.
Disposition.--Destroyed by Confederates
at the evacuation of Charleston in 1865.
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C. S. S. CHICORA.
Acquisition.--Built at Charleston,
S.C.
Cost. --$263,892.
Description.--
Class: Steamer; ironclad ram.
Rig: Sloop.
Dimensions.--Length, 150'; beam,
35'; depth of hold, 12'.
Battery.--August 1, 1862; November
30, 1863; April 30, 1864; 2 IX-inch smoothbore shell guns, 2 VI-inch Brooke
rifles.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the evacuation of Charleston in 1865.
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C. S. S. COLUMBIA.
Acquisition.--Built at Charleston
in 1864.
Cost, including repairs.--$193,480.
Description.--Screw steamer; ironclad
ram, of yellow pine, white oak; iron fastened.
Dimensions.--Length, 216'; beam,
51' 2"; depth, 13'.
Draft.--Loaded, 13' 6".
Engines.--One pair, noncondensing.
Diameter of cylinders, 36". Stroke, 24". Diameter of propeller, 10' 8";
pitch, 12'; No. of blades, 3. Diameter of shaft, 8".
Boilers.--Five, cylindrical flue.
Length, 20'; diameter of shell, 4'; flues in each, 5; diameter of lower
flue, 12"; upper, 10½"; area of grate surface, 129 square feet.
Disposition.--Caught on a sunken
wreck at Charleston and broke in two by the falling tide.
Remarks.--Was launched not long
before the evacuation of Charleston.
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C. S. Privateer DIXIE.
Acquisition.--Fitted out from Charleston,
S.C.; name changed to Kate Hale, blockade runner; later, Success.
Description.--Schooner.
Tonnage.--111.
Battery.--June 26, 1861, 3 guns.
Disposition.---Captured, April
15, 1862, by U. S. S. Keystone State, off Georgetown, S.C.
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C. S. S. GRAY.
Acquisition.--Purchased at Charleston,
S. C.
Description.--Steamer.
Battery.--1 gun.
Remarks--Name changed to Lady Davis.
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C. S. S. HUNTRESS.
Acquisition.--Purchased in New
York by Lieut. Wilburn B. Hall for the State of Georgia and turned over
to the C. S. Navy.
Cost.--$15,000.
Description.-- Side-wheel steamer.
Tonnage.--500.
Dimensions.--Length 230 feet.
Battery.--1 gun.
Disposition.--Afterwards the blockade
runner Tropic; burned off Charleston, S.C., January 18, 1863
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C. S. S. HUNLEY.
Acquisition.--Built at Mobile,
Ala., in 1863, in the shops of Park & Lyons, by her designer, Hunley,
McClintock, and Watson.
Description.--Submarine torpedo
boat.
Dimensions.--Internal, height 5';
breadth 4'.
Speed.--In smooth water and light
current, 4 miles an hour.
Disposition.--Sunk with the U.
S. S. Housatonic, which vessel she torpedoed, February 17, 1864, off Charleston,
S.C.
Remarks.--Motive power, a hand
propeller, worked by eight men.
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C. S. S. INDIAN CHIEF.
Description.--Receiving ship at
Charleston, S.C.
Disposition.--Burned at Charleston,
S.C.
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C. S. Privateer JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Charleston,
S.C.,; commissioned June 18, 1861.
Description.--Full-rigged brig.
Tonnage.--187. Draft.--10' 6".
Battery.--July 13, 1861, 2 32-pounders,
2 24-pounders, and 1 long 18-pounder pivot; all being old English iron
guns.
Remarks.--Was formerly the slaver
Echo; her crew consisted of about 70 men.
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C. S. S. LADY DAVIS.
Acquisition.--Purchased at Charleston,
S.C., in 1861, as the James Grey.
Description.--Steamer; tug; iron.
Battery.--1 gun.
Disposition.--Her machinery was
put in the C. S. S. Palmetto State and the vessel sold.
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C. S. S. NASHVILLE.
Acquisition. -- Seized in the port
of Charleston, S.C., in 1861 by the Confederate Government and fitted as
a cruiser.
Description.--
Class: Side-wheel merchant steamer.
Rig: Brig.
Tonnage.--1,221.
Dimensions.--Length, 215' 6"; beam,
34' 6"; depth, 21' 9".
Battery.--November 21, 1861, 26-pdr.
rifles.
Disposition.--Sold to private parties
in 1862 and became the blockade runner Thomas L. Wragg. Subsequently became
the privateer Rattlesnake and was destroyed by the Federals in Ogeechee
River in 1863.
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C. S. S. PALMETTO STATE.
Acquisition.--Built at Charleston.
Description.--Ironclad sloop.
Battery.--April 30 and November
30, 1863, and November 5, 1864: 4 guns; February, 1865;-10 7-inch rifles,
4 in each broadside, 1 on stern, 1 on bow.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the evacuation of Charleston in 1865.
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C. S. S. PEDEE.
Acquisition.--Built at Mars Bluff,
Great Pedee River, January, 1865.
Description.--Wooden screw gunboat.
Dimensions.--170' long; beam, 26';
depth, 10'.
Engines.--Single.
Disposition.--Sunk 110 miles from
Georgetown, S.C., in the Pedee River.
Remarks.--She was named the Pedee.
Her machinery was brought from England. Her battery was to consist of 4
32-pounders and two pivots. She is reported to have been a fine vessel.
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C. S. Privateer SALLIE.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Charleston,
S.C.
Description.--
Class: Privateer.
Rate, rig, etc.: Schooner.
Tonnage.--170.
Battery.--1 gun; September 28,
1861.
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C. S. Privateer SAVANNAH.
Acquisition.--Fitted out from Charleston,
S.C.; commissioned May 18, 1861.
Description.--Schooner; sails.
Tonnage.--53.
Dimensions.--Length, 56'; beam,
17'; depth, 6'.
Battery.--1861, 1 pivot gun.
Disposition.--Captured by the U.
S. brig Perry, June 3, 1861.
Remarks.--This vessel was formerly
pilot boat No. 7 at Charleston, S.C.
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C. S. S. STONO.
Acquisition.--Captured from the
Federals in Stone River, January 30, 1863.
Battery.--Seven guns.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the evacuation of Charleston in 1865.
Remarks.--Formerly she was named
the Isaac Smith.
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C. S. S. THEODORA.
Acquisition.--Fitted out and commissioned
at Charleston, S. C., July 15, 1861.
Description.--Side wheel, iron
privateer.
Tonnage.--500. Dimensions.--Length,
175'.
Battery.--July 28, 1861: 3 guns;
August 16, 1861: 2 62-pounders, 2 32-pounders.
Remarks.--Formerly the Carolina,
her name was changed to Gordon and then to Theodora. Her crew consisted
of 50 men.
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Tennessee
See Ram ARKANSAS under Mississippi
listing
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C. S. Ram COLONEL LOVELL
Description. -- Steamer; Mississippi
River Defense Fleet.
Disposition.--Sunk, June 6, 1862,
off Memphis, Tenn., in Mississippi River.
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C. S. Ram GENERAL BEAUREGARD.
Description. -- Steamer; Mississippi
River Defense Fleet.
Disposition.--Blown up and sunk
in the Mississippi River, off Memphis, Tenn., June 6, 1862.
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C. S. Ram GENERAL BRAGG.
Description. -- Steamer; Mississippi
River Defense Fleet.
Disposition. -- Captured by Federal
forces off Memphis, Tenn., June 6, 1862.
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C. S. Ram GENERAL M. JEFF THOMPSON.
Description. -- Steamer; Mississippi
River Defense Fleet.
Disposition.--Sunk off Memphis,
Tenn., June 6, 1862.
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C. S. Ram GENERAL STERLING PRICE.
Description. -- Steamer; Mississippi
River Defense Fleet.
Disposition.--Sunk off Memphis,
Tenn., June 6, 1862, and raised by the Federals.
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C. S. Ram GENERAL SUMTER.
Description. -- Steamer; Mississippi
River Defense Fleet.
Disposition.--Captured at Memphis,
Tenn., June 6, 1862.
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C. S. S. LITTLE REBEL.
Description.--Steamer; ram; Mississippi
Defense Fleet.
Disposition.---Captured by Federals
at Memphis, Tenn., June 6, 1862.
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C. S. Floating Battery NEW ORLEANS.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at New
Orleans, La.
Description.--Floating battery.
Boilers.--2 small, with connections
for pumping.
Battery.--November 12. 1861, and
February 27, 1862, 20 guns, to wit, 2 32-pounders rifled, 17 8-inch columbiads,
and 1 9-inch columbiad; March 29, 1862, 8 8-inch columbiads, 1 32-pdr.
rifles; June 16, 1862, 5 8-inch guns, 1 32-pdr.
Disposition.--Sunk in Mississippi
River on evacuation of Island No. 10.
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C. S. S. TENNESSEE.
Acquisition.--Built at Memphis,
Tenn., by contract with John T. Shirley.
Cost.--$76,920.00.
Description.--Ironclad ram.
Disposition.--Burned on stocks
by order of provost marshal, June 5, 1862.
Remarks.--Never completed.
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Texas
C. S. S. BAYOU CITY.
Acquisition.--Chartered by the
Confederate Government at Galveston, Tel. Class.--Steamer. Draft.--Three
feet.
Battery.--January 1, 1863, 1 32-pounder
rifle.
Remarks.--Formerly employed as
a mail boat between Galveston and Houston, Tex.
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C. S. S. HENRY DODGE.
Acquisition.--Seized in Texas,
March 2, 1261, by Confederates.
Description.--Schooner.
Battery.--1 pivot gun.
Disposition.--Turned over to quartermaster,
C. S. A., at Houston, Tex.
Remarks.--The Dodge was formerly
a U. S. revenue cutter.
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C. S. S. HARRIET LANE.
Acquisition.--Captured from the
Federals at Galveston, Tex., January 1, 1863.
Description.--
Class: Side-wheel steamer; wood.
Rate: 3d.
Tonnage.--619.
Draft.--Light, 8' 4"; with coal
aboard and boilers filled, 9' (about).
Speed.--11 knots.
Battery.--January 1, 1863, 3 IX-inch
Dahlgren guns, 2 24-pound howitzers, 1 30-pound Parrott rifle.
Disposition.---Converted into blockade
runner and was in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, when the war ended.
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C. S. S. JOSIAH A. BELL.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Sabine
Pass, Tex.
Description.--Cotton clad steamer.
Battery.--January 21, 1863, 1 8-inch
columbiad, bored as a 6-inch rifle; June 24, 1863, 1 24-pdr. iron gun,
1 12-pdr. mountain howitzer; October 27, 1863, 1 32-pdr.
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C. S. S. MORNING LIGHT.
Acquisition.--Captured from the
Federals off Sabine Pass, January 21, 1863.
Description.--Sailing ship; wood.
Tonnage.--1,000 (about). Dimensions:
Length, 172'; beam, 34' 3"; depth, 17' 1".
Battery.--8 32-pdrs., 57 cwt.,
1 rifled Butler gun.
Disposition.--Burned by Confederates,
January 23, 1863, off Sabine Pass, Tex.
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C. S. S. NEPTUNE.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Galveston,
Tex, 1862.
Description.--Steamer; wood.
Battery.--January 1, 1863, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk in action with
U. S. S. Harriet Lane, at Galveston, Tex., January 1, 1863.
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C. S. S. UNCLE BEN.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Sabine
Pass, Tex.
Description.--Cotton clad steamer.
Battery.--January 21, 1863, 2 12-pdr.
iron guns; June 24, 1863, 1 12-pdr. mountain howitzers.
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C. S. S. VELOCITY.
Acquisition.--Captured from the
Federals, January 21, 1863, off Sabine Pass.
Description.--Gunboat.
Battery.--2 guns.
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Virginia
C. S. S. APPOMATTOX.
Acquisition.--Bought at Norfolk,
1861.
Class.--Tugboat.
Battery.--Two guns.
Disposition.--Dismantled and abandoned
February, 1862.
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C. S. S. BEAUFORT.
Acquisition.--Bought at New Berne
in 1861.
Description.--
Class: Screw steamer, iron.
Rig: Tug.
Dimensions.--Length, 85'; beam,
17' 5"; depth 6' 11".
Engines.--Single, vertical, direct
acting. Diameter of cylinder, 22'; stroke, 22".
Battery.--July 2, 1861, 1 gun;
February 27, March 8, 1862, 1 gun; November 30, 1863, 2 guns; April 30,
1864, 2 guns; November 5, 1864, 2 guns; November, 1864, 1 32-pound rifle
in pivot forward.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
at the evacuation of Richmond, April 4, 1865.
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C. S. S. CURLEW.
Acquisition.--Bought at Norfolk
in 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--Two guns.
Disposition.--Sunk In battle at
Roanoke Island, February 7, 1862.
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C. S. S. DUANE.
Acquisition.--Seized by Confederates,
April 18, 1861, at Norfolk, Va.
Description.--
Class: Revenue cutter.
Rig: Schooner.
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C. S. S. FREDERICKSBURG.
Acquisition.--Built at Richmond
in 1863.
Description.--Ironclad steam ram.
Draft.--About 11'.
Battery.--November, 1864, and April
4, 1865, 1 XI-inch aft, 1 8-inch forward, 2 6.4-inch broadside.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates
below Richmond, April 4, 1865.
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C. S. S. GEORGE PAGE.
Acquisition.--Seized at Alexandria
in 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel river
steamer.
Battery.--2 guns.
Disposition.--Burned at Quantico,
Va.
Remarks.--Name changed to City
of Richmond.
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C. S. S. GERMANTOWN.
Acquisition.--Seized by Confederates
at Gosport Navy Yard, 1861.
Description.--Sailing sloop of
war.
Battery.--22 guns.
Disposition.--Burned at the evacuation
of Norfolk.
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C. S. GUNBOAT at Edwards Ferry,
N. C.
Description.--Wooden gunboat; unfinished.
Disposition.--Captured.
Remarks.--Presumed to be the Fisher.
June 27, 1865, new, and with good machinery, arrived at Hampton Roads,
Va.
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C. S. S. HAMPTON.
Acquisition.--Built at Norfolk
in 1862.
Description.--Screw steamer; wooden.
Tonnage.--80.
Battery.--November 30, 1863, April
30, and November 5, 1864, April 4, 1865, 1 8-inch pivot forward, 1 8-inch
pivot aft.
Disposition.--Burned at Richmond,
Va., April 4, 1865, by the Confederates.
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C. S. S. HARMONY.
Acquisition.--Chartered by Confederates
in Hampton Roads, Va., in 1861.
Description.--Steamer; tug.
Battery.--August 30, 1861, 1 gun,
rifle, 57 cwt.; September 5, 1861, 2 rifled guns.
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C. S. S. JAMESTOWN.
Acquisition.--Seized at Richmond
in 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer.
Battery.--February 27 and March
11, 1862, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Sunk by the Confederates
in May, 1862, at Drewrys Bluff, to obstruct the James River.
Remarks.--Her name was changed
to Thomas Jefferson.
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C. S. S. JUNALUSKA.
Acquisition.--Purchased at Norfolk
in 1861.
Description.--Steamer; tug.
Battery.--2 guns.
Disposition.--Dismantled and sold
in 1862.
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C. S. S. NANSEMOND.
Acquisition.--Built at Norfolk
in 1862.
Description.--Steamer; wood.
Tonnage.--80 (about).
Battery.--November 30, 1863, April
30 and November 5, 1864, April 4, 1805; 2 guns.
Disposition.--Burned by the Confederates,
April 4, 1865, at the evacuation of Richmond.
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C. S. S. PATRICK HENRY.
Acquisition.--Seized by Virginia
State authorities and afterwards purchased by the Confederate Government.
Description. -- Side - wheel merchant
steamer.
Tonnage.--1,300.
Draft.--10.2' aft; 9.4' forward.
Battery.--March 8, 1861, 10 guns;
July 18, 1861: 2 10-inch pivot, 2 8-inch in broadsides; February 27 and
March 11, 1862; 6 guns; November 30, 1863, April 30, and November 5, 1864:
4 guns.
Disposition.--Burned at Richmond,
Va.. by the Confederates, April 4, 1865.
Remarks.--The Patrick Henry was
formerly known as the Yorktown. After the action at Drewrys Bluff, May
15, 1862, became schoolship of C. S. naval school.
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C. S. S. PLYMOUTH.
Acquisition.--Seized by the Confederates
at Gosport Navy Yard, in 1861.
Description.--Sailing sloop of
war.
Battery.--22 guns.
Disposition.--Burned at the evacuation
of Norfolk in 1862.
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C. S. S. R. E. LEE.
C. S. S. R. J. BRECKINRIDGE.
C. S. S. RALEIGH.
Description.--Steam gunboat.
Battery.--February 27 and March
11, 1862: 1 gun; November 30, 1863, and April 30, 1864: 2 guns.
Remarks.--In James River.
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C. S. S. RAPPAHANNOCK.
Acquisition.---Captured by the
Confederates at Point Lookout, June 29, 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer.
Battery.--1 gun.
Disposition.--Burned at Fredericksburg,
April, 1862.
Remarks.--Formerly she was the
Saint Nicholas.
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C. S. S. RATTLESNAKE.
Description.--Steam ship.
Tonnage.--1,200.
Battery.---6 guns.
Disposition.--Destroyed February
28, 1863, by U. S. Monitor Montauk, Commander John L. Worden, U. S. N.
Remarks.--Formerly Nashville; commissioned
November 5, 1862.
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C. S. S. RICHMOND.
Description.--Ironclad.
Dimensions--Length, 180'.
Draft.--About 16'.
Engines.--Two.
Battery.--4 guns.
Disposition.--Scuttled at Richmond,
Va., April 4, 1865, by Confederates.
Remarks.--Model same as the Merrimack.
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C. S. S. ROANOKE.
Acquisition.--Purchased at Norfolk
in 1861.
Description.--
Class: Gunboat; screw; iron.
Rate, rig, etc.: Tug.
Tonnage.--65 tons.
Battery.--November 5, 1864, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Blown up at Richmond,
Va., April 4, 1865, by the Confederates.
Remarks.--Formerly a tug-boat,
the Raleigh.
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C. S. S. SHRAPNEL.
Description.--Tender.
Disposition. -- Burned at Richmond,
Va., April 4, 1865, by the Confederates.
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C. S. S. TEASER
Acquisition.--Purchased at Richmond
in 1861.
Description.--Wooden gunboat; tug.
Battery.--June 10, 1861, 2 32-pounders;
February 27 and March 8, 1862, 2 guns.
Disposition.--Captured by the Federals
in James River in 1862.
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C. S. S. TEXAS.
Cost.--Estimated, $218,068.
Description. -- Ironclad ram; two
screws.
Dimensions.--Length, 217'; beam,
48' 6"; depth, 13'.
Draft.--Loaded, about 13' 6".
Engines.--Two pairs; horizontal,
direct acting, condensing; connected to separate propellers that have been
used (June 22, 1865). Diameter of cylinders, 26'; stroke, 20". Diameter
of shaft, 6¼".
Boilers.--Two; return flue; 2 furnaces
in each. Length, 22'; breadth, 8' 4"; height, 9' 1". Diameter of shell,
8' 4". Length of furnace, 7', width, 3' 5½". Area of grate surface,
96.8 sq. ft.
Disposition.--Taken for the U.
8. Navy, April 4, 1865, at Richmond, Va.
Remarks.--The ram Texas now at
the Norfolk navy yard is one of the best and most valuable hulls built
by the Confederates.
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C. S. S. THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Acquisition.--Seized at Richmond,
Va., in 1861.
Description.--Side-wheel steamer.
Disposition.--Sunk by the Confederates
in May, 1862, at Drewry's Bluff to obstruct the James River.
Remarks.--Formerly she was the
merchant steamer Jamestown.
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C. S. S. TORPEDO.
Description.--
Class: Iron tender; screw.
Rate, rig, etc.: Tug.
Tonnage.--150.
Dimensions.--Length, 70'; beam,
16'; depth, 6' 6".
Battery.--November 30, 1863, April
30 and November 5, 1864, 1 gun; November, 1864, 2 20-pounder parrot pivot.
Disposition.--Burned at Richmond,
Va., April 4, 1865, by Confederates.
Remarks.--She was sent to Norfolk
Navy Yard in May, 1865, as prize property with her deck burned off and
her hull, boiler, and machinery considerably injured by fire.
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C. S. S. UNITED STATES.
Description.--Old wooden frigate
in ordinary.
Remarks.--She was at the Gosport
Navy Yard in 1861; used by the Confederates as a receiving ship and sometimes
called the Confederate States.
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C. S. S. VIRGINIA.
Acquisition.--Seized by the Confederates
in 1861 at Gosport Navy Yard and converted into an ironclad.
Description.--Screw ironclad ram.
Tonnage.--3,200 tons.
Dimensions.--Length 275'; beam,
38' 6"; depth, 27½'.
Draft.--Loaded, 22'; without coal
or ballast, 19½'.
Speed.--About 9 knots,
Engines.--Horizontal, back acting;
two cylinders, 72" in diameter, 3' stroke.
Boilers.--4 Martin type boilers;
average steam pressure, 18 lbs.
Battery.--March 11, 1862, 10 guns;
May, 1862, 2 7-inch rifle pivots, 2 6-inch rifles and 6 9-inch Dahlgrens
in broadside, 2 12-pounder howitzers on deck.
Disposition.--Run on shore near
Craney Island and set on fire after being abandoned; she blew up at 4.58
a.m., May 11, 1862.
Remarks.--Formerly she was the
U. S. S. Merrimack. March 8, 1862, she engaged and sunk the U. S. S. Cumberland
by ramming and destroyed the Congress by fire. March 9, 1862, engaged the
U. S. vessels Monitor, Minnesota, and St. Lawrence.
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C. S. S. VIRGINIA II.
Acquisition.--Built at Richmond
in 1864.
Description.--Ironclad.
Draft.--About 13'.
Battery.---4 guns: 1 11-inch pivot
aft, I 8-inch Brooke rifle forward, 1 6.4-inch Brooke rifle in each broadside.
Disposition.--Blown up at Richmond,
Va., April 4, 1865, by the Confederates.
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C. S. S. YORKTOWN. (See C. S. S.
Patrick Henry.)
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Ocean Cruisers
C. S. S. ALABAMA.
Acquisition.--Built by Messrs.
Laird, Liverpool, England.
Cost.--£47,500, delivered
by builders.
Description.--
Class: Steam sloop, screw; wood,
copper fastened and coppered.
Rate, rig, etc.: 3d; bark-rigged.
Tonnage.--1,050.
Dimensions.--Length, 211' 6"; beam,
31' 8"; depth, 17' 8".
Draft.--Loaded, 14'; with 285 tons
of coal, forward, 14' 10"; aft, 15' 4".
Speed.--12.8 knots on trial trip.
Engines.--Two horizontal, 300 nominal
H. P.
Battery.--In 1862, 8 Blakely, 2
of them 68-pounders on pivots; November 30, 1862, 10 guns; April 30, 1864,
10 guns; August, 1864, 1 110-pounder, I 68-pounder, 6 32-pounders.
Disposition. -- Sunk off Cherbourg,
France, June 19, 1864, by the U. S. S. Kearsarge.
Remarks.--Sailed from Liverpool,
July 29, 1862, carrying 5 boats, including launch, cutter, and whaleboat.
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C. S. S. ARCHER.
Acquisition.--Captured off Long
Island, June 24, 1863, by the C. S. bark Tacony.
Class.--Fishing schooner.
Disposition.--Abandoned off Portland;
her crew was transferred to Caleb Cushing. Subsequently, the Archer was
recaptured.
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C. S. S. CALEB CUSHING.
Acquisition.--Captured by the Archer
in Portland Harbor, April 18, 1863.
Description.--Revenue cutter.
Battery.--Two guns.
Disposition.--Set on fire and abandoned
to avoid recapture.
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C. S. S. CLARENCE.
Acquisition.--Captured by the C.
S. S. Florida, May 6, 1863.
Description.--Brig.
Battery.--1 12-pounder howitzer.
Disposition.--Burned June 12, 1863;
her crew was transferred to the Tacony.
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C. S. S. FLORIDA.
Acquisition.--Built by William
C. Miller & Sons at Liverpool, England; Purchased from Messrs. Fawcett,
Preston & Co., Liverpool, England, who built her engines.
Cost.--£45,628.
Description.--
Class: Two-bladed screw steamer;
cruiser; wood.
Rig; Sloop.
Dimensions.--Length, 191'; beam,
27' 2"; depth, 14'.
Draft.--About 13'. November 18,
1864, forward, 9' 10"; aft, 11'; November 17, 1864, forward, 9' 6"; aft,
10' 6". Loaded, forward, 10' 9"; aft, 11' 9".
Speed.--Average, 9½ knots;
under favorable wind, with canvass, 12 knots.
Engines.--Two horizontal, direct-acting;
cylinder 42" in diameter; stroke 24"; plain jet condenser; slide valve
and straight link motion for starting or reversing gear; feed and bilge
pump attachment to each engine.
Boilers.--Two horizontal tubular;
height 7', length 14', width 20'; three furnaces to each boilers---2' wide;
tubes Iron 3 7/8 inside diameter; four sections, two in each boiler, 90
per section; total number 360.
Battery.--February 22, 1862, 4
guns; Nov. 18, 1864, 6 6-inch rifles, 2 7-inch rifles, 1 12-pounder howitzer.
Disposition.--Boarded and captured
by the U. S. S. Wackusett, October 7, 1864, at Bahia, Brazil, while her
captain and half her crew were ashore on liberty. Run into by Army Transport
Alliance on November 19. 1864, and sunk November 28, 1864, off Newport
News, Va., in 9 fathoms of water.
Remarks.--She was known as the
Oreto in the port of her construction, and first named Manassas by the
C. S. Navy Department.
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C. S. Cruiser GEORGIA.
Acquisition.--Purchased on the
Clyde, at Dumbarton, March, 1863.
Description.--
Class: Screw steamer; iron.
Rig: Brig.
Tonnage.---600.
Dimensions.--Length, 212'; beam,
27'; depth, 13' 9".
Draft.--When ready for service,
13'; December 16, 1864, forward, 7'; aft, 11'.
Engines.--Two, steeple. Diameter
of cylinder 54"; stroke 48". Surface condenser, four air pumps.
Boilers.--Four; English, horizontal,
tubular (3" tubes). Two furnaces in each boiler. One auxiliary cylindrical
tubular boiler.
Battery.--November 30, 1863, and
April 30, 1864, 5 guns.
Disposition.--Sold at Liverpool
to a British merchant, June 1, 1864.
Remarks.--Originally, she bore
the name of Japan. She was built in 1862. Said to be very fast.
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C. S.. S. LAPWING.
Acquisition.--Captured by the C.
S. S. Florida, March 28, 1863.
Description.--Bark.
Battery.--2 howitzers.
Disposition.--Burned by order of
her commander and abandoned, June 20, 1863.
Remarks.--Also known as C. S. bark
Oreto.
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C. S. S. RAPPAHANNOCK.
Acquisition.--Purchased in London,
Great Britain, November, 1863, from the British Government.
Description.--
Class: Steam sloop cruiser.
Rate, rig, etc.: Third, bark.
Tonnage.--850.
Dimensions.--Length, 192.7'; beam,
29.6'.
Engines.--Two.
Disposition.--Was in England at
the close of the war and fell into possession of the United States.
Remarks.--She was formerly H. B.
M. Victor. After being purchased she was taken to Calais, but on account
of complications with the French Government she never put to sea. She was
built in the River Thames in 1857 for H. M. Government.
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C. S. S. SHENANDOAH.
Acquisition. -- Purchased through
an intermediary on the Clyde by Confederate agent.
Cost.--£53,715.
Description.--
Class: Cruiser.
Rate, rig, etc.: Ship; two-bladed
screw.
Tonnage.--790.28.
Dimensions.--Length, 230'; beam,
32',
Draft.--With screw lifted, has
made 330 miles in 24 hours.
Speed.--Under favorable circumstances,
9 knots.
Engines.-- Direct-acting engines,
2 cylinders. 47" diameter, 2' 9" stroke. I. H. P. 850.
Battery.--December, 1864; 2 32-pounders
(Whitworth muzzle loading rifles). 4 7-Inch, 2 small guns, probably 8-pounders;
October, 1865; 4 55 cwt. 8-inch smooth bore, 2 Whit-worth 32-pounders,
2 small 12-pounders.
Disposition.--November 6, 1865,
delivered by her commander to the English authorities at Liverpool; who,
on November 10, 1865, delivered her to the U, S. consul at that place.
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C. S. S. STONEWALL.
Acquisition.--Purchased from Denmark.
Description.--
Class: Seagoing, ironclad turreted
ram; two screws.
Rate, rig, etc.: Brig; bowsprit
rigs in and out.
Tonnage.--900.
Dimensions.--Length, 171' 10";
beam, 32' 8".
Draft.--Mean, loaded, 14' 4".
Speed.--About 13 knots.
Engines.--Four.
Battery.--In 1865, 1 300-pounder,
2 150-pounders; all Armstrong rifles.
Disposition.--Delivered to the
Captain General of Cuba and by him turned over to United States authorities.
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C. S. S. SUMTER
Acquisition.---Purchased at New
Orleans, La., in 1861.
Description.--
Class: Cruiser; sloop.
Rate, rig, etc.: 4th; bark; propeller.
Tonnage.---520 tons. Draft--Loaded,
13'.
Speed.---9½ or 10 knots.
Battery.--July 18 and 23, 1861,
1 8-inch, 68-pounder in pivot, 4 32-pounders.
Disposition.--Sold at public auction
at Gibraltar, December 19, 1862.
Remarks.--Formerly she was named
Habana. Ran the blockade at New Orleans, June 80, 1861. Her second officer
was arrested by the English authorities for killing the captain.
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C. S. S. T. WATSON.
Description.--Privateer.
Remarks.--Sailed from Liverpool,
August 29, 1861, for Charleston, S. C., with 40 men.
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C. S. S. TACONY.
Acquisition.---Captured by the
C. S. S. Clarence, June 12, 1863.
Description.--Bark.
Disposition.--Burned, June 25,
1863, and her crew transferred to the Archer.
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C. S. S. TALLAHASSEE.
Acquisition.--Bought at Wilmington
in 1864.
Description.--Two-screw steam sloop
cruiser.
Dimensions.--Length, 220'; beam,
22'.
Speed.--17 knots.
Battery.--September 28, 1864, 1
84-pounder, 2 24-pounders, 2 32-pounders; November 5, 1864, 3 guns.
Disposition.--Was in England when
the war ended.
Remarks.--Formerly she was the
blockade runner Atlanta. Subsequently her name was changed to Olustee and
then to Chameleon.
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C. S. S. TUSCALOOSA.
Acquisition.---Captured, June 21,
1863, by the C. S. S. Alabama, and armed as a tender, off the coast of
Brazil. Formerly the American bark Conrad.
Description.--Bark.
Tonnage.--500 tons.
Battery.--2 rifled 12-pounders,
1 12-pounder smooth bore.
Disposition.--She was seized by
the British authorities at Simon's Bay, South Africa, December 29, 1863,
upon the charge of violating the neutrality of the port. Subsequently released
by order from the English Home Government, she was turned over to the U.
S. consul at that place, as she was never claimed by the Confederates.
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Disposition not Listed
C. S. S. BARTOW.
Rig.--Schooner.
Tonnage.--74.
Battery.--1 24-pounder pivot gun,
1 brass 6-pounder.
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C. S. S. LAUNCH NO. 3.
Description.--Steamer.
Battery.--April 24, 1862, 1 howitzer.
Disposition.--Captured in April,
1862.
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C. S. S. LAUNCH No. 6.
Description.--Steamer.
Battery.--April 24, 1862, 1 howitzer.
Disposition.--Destroyed April 24,
1862.
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C. S. Privateer LORTON.
Acquisition.--Fitted out in Baltimore,
Md.; commissioned June 11, 1861.
Description.--Schooner.
Tonnage.--95.
Battery.--One gun, pivot.
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C. S. S. MORGAN.
Description.--Revenue cutter.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, 3
guns.
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C. S. S. NINA.
Description.--Steam gunboat.
Battery.--1 gun.
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C. S. S. PICKENS.
Description.--
Class: Revenue cutter, formerly.
Rate, rig, etc.: Schooner.
Battery.--November 12, 1861: 3
guns; February, 27, 1862: 1 gun.
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C. S. S. RESCUE.
Rate, rig, etc.--Schooner.
Tonnage.--120.
Dimensions.--150' long; 27' 6"
beam; 7' hold.
Speed,--12 knots.
Remarks.--Number of crew 30.
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C. S. Privateer SEALINE.
Acquisition.--Fitted out at Baltimore.
Md.; commissioned June 11, 1861.
Description.--Brig.
Tonnage.--179.
Battery.--l pivot gun.
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C. S. S. SMITH.
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C. S. S. SQUIRE.
Description.--Torpedo boat.
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C. S. S. STONEWALL JACKSON.
Description.---4th; schooner; sail.
Tonnage.--150 tons.
Battery.--February 12, 1864, 3
guns.
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C. S. S. THOMAS L. WRAGG. (See
C. S. S. Nashville.)
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C. S. S. TIGER.
Battery.--November 12, 1861, 2
guns.
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C. S. S. TROPIC.
Description.--Gunboat.
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