CSS Florida (cruiser)
CSS Florida was a sloop-of-war in the service of the Confederate States Navy. She served as a commerce raider during the American Civil War before being sunk in 1864.
CSS Florida | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Confederate States | |
| Name | CSS Florida |
| Builder | William C. Miller & Sons, Liverpool |
| Launched | December 1861 |
| Commissioned | August 17, 1862 |
| Decommissioned | October 7, 1864 |
| Fate | Captured by US Navy; sunk in collision November 28, 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 191 ft 0 in (58.2 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 2 in (8.3 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 0 in (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails and steam engine |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 146 |
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