CSS Huntsville
Sketch of CSS Huntsville, Mobile, Alabama, 1864
Armament
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1 x 6.4-in Muzzle-loading rifle
3 or 4 x 32-pounder smoothbores
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Battles
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August 5, 1864: Battle of Mobile Bay
Escaped up the Spanish River
April 12, 1865: Scuttled to prevent capture
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Namesake: Huntsville, Alabama
Ordered: May 1, 1862
Builder: Confederate Naval Works at Selma
Launched: 7 February 1863
Completed: August 1, 1863
Out of Service: April 12, 1865
Fate: Scuttled in Spanish River to prevent capture
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Characteristics
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Type: Ironclad floating battery
Length: 150 or 152 ft.
Beam: 32 ft.
Draught: 7 ft.
Propulsion: Steam
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CSS Huntsville. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Huntsville 14 January 2026
Luraghi, Raimondo. A History of the Confederate Navy. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1996. p 45, 281-282, 321, 339
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