CSS Richmond
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CSS[Note 1] Richmond was the name ship of her class of six casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed during 1862 the ship was assigned to the James River Squadron where she mostly supported Confederate forces near Richmond, Virginia. She was burned in April 1865 to prevent her capture by Union forces.
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A wash drawing of Richmond by R. G. Skerrett | |
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Confederate States | |
Name | Richmond |
Namesake | Richmond, Virginia |
Operator | Confederate States Navy |
Ordered | 1862 |
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Laid down | March 1862 |
Launched | 6 May 1862 |
Commissioned | July 1862 |
Fate | Burned and scuttled, 3 April 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Richmond-class ironclad |
Length | |
Beam | 43 ft (13.1 m) |
Draft | 12–13 ft (3.7–4.0 m) |
Depth | about 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Installed power | 2 × fire-tube boilers |
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Speed | 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) |
Complement | 150 officers and men |
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