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CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War; she was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the razéed (cut down) original lower hull and engines of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack.
Virginia is the name of several ships: Virginia (pinnace) or Virginia of Sagadahoc, a pinnace built in 1607-08 by colonists at the Popham Colony; Virginia (schooner), a wooden replica schooner launched in 2005; HMS Virginia, a 32-gun frigate; USS Virginia, many ships by the name; USRC Virginia, many ships of the US Revenue Cutter Service
Little is known about the details of her architecture, but written accounts of the colony and historical records of similar ships suggest that Virginia was a pinnace that displaced about 30 tons and measured somewhat less than 50 ft (15 m) long, with a beam of 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m). She had a flush main deck, drew about 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) fully ...
Pages in category "Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Ships built in Virginia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Pages in category "Museum ships in Virginia" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia (1 C, 7 P) Shipwrecks of the Virginia coast (1 C, 64 P) Pages in category "Maritime history of Virginia"
They should be placed in Category:United States Navy Virginia-related ships. Pages in category "Virginia-related ships" The following 3 pages are in this category ...