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This is a list of ships of the Confederate States Navy (CSN), used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. Included are some types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners , steamboats , and privateers which contributed to the war efforts by the CSN.
The table below is a list of United States Navy ships named after persons and places commemorating the Confederate States of America.The US Navy has named at least 26 ships after persons, who fought voluntarily with the Confederacy against the United States of America or after a victorious battle for the Confederacy.
American Civil War portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ships of the Confederate States Navy . This category is for ships of the Confederate States Navy , as well as blockade runners , privateers , and other ships strongly associated with the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War .
The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861. [1] It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the American Civil War against the United States's Union Navy .
CSS Shenandoah, formerly Sea King and later El Majidi, was an iron-framed, teak-planked, full-rigged sailing ship with auxiliary steam power chiefly known for her actions under Lieutenant Commander James Waddell as part of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
This category includes naval ships designed, built, or operated in or by the Confederate States of America. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
When the American Civil War broke out on April 12, 1861, the newly formed Confederate States of America had no ships to speak of in its navy.In the months leading up to the war, the Confederate government sought help from the United Kingdom to overcome this, as much of Britain's industry depended on cotton exports from the American South. [4]
CSS Albemarle was a steam-powered casemate ironclad ram of the Confederate Navy (and later the second Albemarle of the United States Navy), named for an estuary in North Carolina which was named for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original Carolina Lords Proprietor.