CSS Tuscaloosa (ironclad)
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CSS Tuscaloosa was an ironclad warship that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Construction began in May 1862, under a contract with Henry D. Bassett. Her engines wer
Sketch of sister ship CSS Huntsville, Mobile, Alabama, 1864
CSS Tennessee (1863)
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CSS Tennessee was a casemate ironclad ram built for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. She served as the flagship of Admiral Franklin Buchanan, commander of the Mobile Squadron, after
CSS Tuscaloosa (ironclad)
…was captained by Commander C. H. McBlair. By early 1864, the Confederates were expecting a Union attack on Mobile Bay. In mid-February, the ironclad CSS Tennessee was launched, but when trying to get past the bar, became stuck due to insufficient water levels until May. While Tennessee was stuck at the bar…
USS Tennessee in 1865
Lieutenant (later Commander) James D. Johnston, CSN, commander of CSS Tennessee