CSS Florida (blockade runner)
The Confederate blockade runner CSS Florida, was built at Greenpoint, New York in 1859. Considered for service as a gunboat three times during the American Civil War, the vessel was captured by the Union Navy on April 6, 1862. The ship was taken into service by the Union and renamed USS Hendrick Hudson.
CSS Florida (pictured after she was captured by the United States and renamed USS Hendrick Hudson | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Confederate States | |
| Name | Florida |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Commissioned | January 15, 1862 |
| Decommissioned | April 6, 1862 |
| Fate | Captured by U.S. Navy, renamed USS Hendrick Hudson |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 460 tons |
| Length | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine and sails |
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