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.
Statements (45)
| 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
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naval warfare ⓘ |
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