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CSS Curlew

Built By: Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware

Sailed: 1856

Commissioned: 1861

Decommissioned: Run aground and burned on February 7, 1862

 

Characteristics

Type: Steamboat

Displacement: 236 tons

Length: 135 feet

Beam: 23 feet 6 inches

Depth of Hold: 8 feet

Propulsion: Steam Engine

Side Paddle-wheels

Armament

1 32-pounder gun

1 12-pounder gun

 

Battles

Roanoke Island

Elizabeth City

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