CSS Georgia (1863)
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For the unarmored screw steamer, see CSS Georgia (1862).
CSS Georgia, also known as State of Georgia and Ladies' Ram, was an ironclad warship built in Savannah, Georgia in 1862 during the American Civil War.[3] The Ladies' Gunboat Association raised $115,000 for her construction to defend the port city of Savannah.[4]
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History | |
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Confederate States of America | |
Name | Georgia |
Namesake | Georgia |
Laid down | 1862 |
Launched | 1863 |
Commissioned | 1863 |
Decommissioned | December 21, 1864 |
Fate | Scuttled to prevent capture. Currently undergoing salvage. |
General characteristics | |
Length | 250 ft (76 m) |
Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
Complement | 200 officers and men |
Armament | 4 to 9 heavy cannons |
CSS GEORGIA (ironclad) | |
Nearest city | Savannah, Georgia |
Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
Built | 1862 (1862) |
Engineer | Alvin N. Miller[1] |
NRHP reference No. | 86003746[2] |
Added to NRHP | February 10, 1987 |
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