CSS Winslow
American Civil War gunboat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CSS Winslow was a sidewheel steamer that was used as a gunboat in the early stages of the American Civil War. Launched in 1846 as Joseph E. Coffee or J. E. Coffee, the vessel was used in the coastal merchant trade. In 1861, she was purchased at Norfolk, Virginia, and was equipped as a military vessel by the state government of North Carolina. Known as Winslow or Warren Winslow in military service, the vessel took part in commerce raiding against Union shipping, capturing 16 vessels from May to August 1861. In July, she was transferred from serving for the state of North Carolina to the Confederate States Navy. During the Battle of Forts Hatteras and Clark on August 28, Winslow landed reinforcements for Confederate-held Fort Hatteras, and then evacuated survivors the next day, with the Union gaining control of the position. As part of an operation to rescue the crew of the wrecked French corvette Prony, Winslow struck the wreck of a lightship on November 7. The Confederates rescued Winslow's crew and burned the wreck.
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Name | Winslow |
Operator | North Carolina, later Confederate States Navy |
Builder | B. C. Terry, New York City |
Launched | 1846 |
Commissioned | 1861 for military service |
Fate | Wrecked and burned, November 7, 1861 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sidewheel steamer |
Tonnage | 207 tons |
Armament | 1 32-pounder gun, 1 6-pounder rifled gun |