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CSS Teaser had been the aging Georgetown, D.C. tugboat York River until the beginning of the American Civil War, when she was taken into the Confederate States Navy and took part in the famous Battle
The Teaser on repairs after capture.
CSS Teaser in combat with USS Maratanza, July 4, 1862.
12-pounder on the bow
Deck detail
CSS Robert E. Lee
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CSS Robert E. Lee was a fast paddle-steamer, originally built as a Glasgow-Belfast packet boat named Giraffe, which was bought as a blockade runner for the Confederate States during the American Civil
CSS Teaser
…States Navy and took part in the famous Battle of Hampton Roads. Later, she was captured by the United States Navy and became the first USS Teaser. The CSS Robert E. Lee in the image is confused as the CSS Teaser. CSS Teaser Teaser was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Purchased at Richmond, Virginia, by the State…
CSS Robert E. Lee, 1862
USS Fort Donelson drawing
CSS Robert E. Lee
USS Fort Donelson, December 1864