CSS Sumter

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CSS Sumter was a Confederate commerce raider during the American Civil War, known for disrupting Union merchant shipping early in the conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate States Navy ship
commerce raider
steam-powered warship
armament cannon
capturedOrDestroyed Union merchant ships
category Commerce raiders of the American Civil War
Ships of the Confederate States Navy
commander Raphael Semmes NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
convertedFrom civilian steamer
country Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
crewComplementApproximate 120
crewNationality Confederate
decommissioned 1862
enteredServiceAsCSS 1861
fate sold at Gibraltar
flag naval ensign of the Confederate States of America
hasCaptain Raphael Semmes NERFINISHED
homePort New Orleans NERFINISHED
hullMaterial wood
laidUpAt Gibraltar NERFINISHED
laterUse merchant vessel after sale
launchedBefore outbreak of the American Civil War
namedAfter Fort Sumter NERFINISHED
notableCommanderRank Captain
notableEvent first successful Confederate commerce raiding cruise of the war
notableFor disrupting Union merchant shipping
early success in Confederate naval operations
operationalStatusAtGibraltar blockaded and immobilized
operator Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED
originalName Habana NERFINISHED
primaryTarget Union commercial shipping
propulsion sail
steam engine
pursuedBy Union Navy NERFINISHED
role commerce raider
serviceEndYear 1862
serviceStartYear 1861
shipType screw steamer
soldTo British interests
statusDuringWar blockade runner
commerce raider
successorShip CSS Alabama NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
South Atlantic NERFINISHED

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Raphael Semmes commanded CSS Sumter