CSS Florida

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CSS Florida was a Confederate commerce raider during the American Civil War, known for disrupting Union shipping across the Atlantic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate commerce raider
naval vessel
screw sloop-of-war
steam-powered warship
allegiance Confederate States of America
areaOfEffect Union maritime trade
armamentType naval guns
builderCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
builtFor Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED
builtIn Liverpool NERFINISHED
category Confederate States Navy ships NERFINISHED
commerce raiders of the American Civil War
ships built in Liverpool
steamships of the Confederate States Navy
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
engagedIn attacks on Union merchant vessels
era 19th century
historicalSignificance one of the most successful Confederate commerce raiders
laidDownIn Liverpool NERFINISHED
navalTactic guerre de course
notableFor operating across the Atlantic as a commerce raider
raiding Union commercial shipping
operatedBy Confederate naval officers
operationalPeriod 1860s
opponent Union Navy NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
originalName Oreto NERFINISHED
primaryMission disruption of Union merchant shipping
propulsion sail
steam engine
renamedAs CSS Florida NERFINISHED
riggingType bark-rigged
role commerce raider
serviceBranch Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED
shipClass Florida-class commerce raider NERFINISHED
shipFlag naval ensign of the Confederate States of America
shipType sloop-of-war
status warship of the Confederate States Navy
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
North Atlantic NERFINISHED
South Atlantic NERFINISHED
usedFor commerce raiding
naval warfare

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