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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 last blockade runner to make its way into Wilmington's port was the SS Wild Rover, on January 5, 1865. The fort was attacked a second time on January 13, and after a two-day siege it was captured on January 15 by the Union Army and Navy. [69] Several blockade runners previously docked upriver managed to escape in the midst of the battle.
Blockade runners of the Confederate States Navy (16 P) Pages in category "Blockade runners of the American Civil War" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Pages in category "Blockade runners of the Confederate States Navy" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Blockade runner USS Banshee, 1863. A blockade runner is a merchant vessel used for evading a naval blockade of a port or strait. It is usually light and fast, using stealth and speed rather than confronting the blockaders in order to break the blockade. Blockade runners usually transport cargo, for example bringing food or arms to a blockaded city.
The three major tasks of the Confederate States Navy during its existence were the protection of Confederate harbors and coastlines from outside invasion, making the war costly for the United States by attacking its merchant ships worldwide, and running the U.S. blockade by drawing off Union ships in pursuit of Confederate commerce raiders and ...
Unidentified blockade runner Confederate States of America: American Civil War, Union blockade: The blockade runner was aground at Breach Inlet, South Carolina, when the schooner USS Potomska and the gunboat USS Wamsutta (both United States Navy) sighted her. Her crew then burned and abandoned her. [31]
The CSS Colonel Lamb had a length of 281, a beam of 36, and a draft of 10, and was one of the most famous and successful blockade runners in the Confederate States Navy. She was built in 1864 by Jones, Quiggin & Company, a sister ship to the CSS Hope (which preceded it that year) but with a much longer house and without the usual turtle ...