CSS Sumter
E517784
CSS Sumter was a Confederate commerce raider during the American Civil War, known for disrupting Union merchant shipping early in the conflict.
Statements (46)
| 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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