CSS Shenandoah
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CSS Shenandoah was a Confederate commerce raider during the American Civil War, known for its global voyage attacking Union merchant and whaling ships.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate commerce raider
ⓘ
steam cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament | naval guns ⓘ |
| builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | James Iredell Waddell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | James Iredell Waddell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1864 ⓘ |
| commissionedInto | Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Confederate warship ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewNationality |
Confederate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
primarily British ⓘ |
| fate | turned over to the United States government ⓘ |
| hasMast | true ⓘ |
| laidDownAs | sea-going merchant vessel ⓘ |
| lastConfederateFlagLowered | true ⓘ |
| laterUse | sold into commercial service ⓘ |
| launched | 1863 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject of postwar diplomatic claims ⓘ |
| mission |
destroy Union whaling industry
ⓘ
disrupt Union maritime commerce ⓘ |
| notableEvent | continued raiding after formal end of American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attacks on Union whaling fleet in the Pacific and Arctic
ⓘ
global raiding voyage ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Confederate commission ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Sea King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
Union merchant ships
ⓘ
Union whaling ships ⓘ |
| propulsion |
sail
ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ |
| purchasedBy | Confederate agents in Britain ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Alabama Claims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | commerce raider ⓘ |
| shipType | iron-framed wooden-hulled screw steamer ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1865 ⓘ |
| surrenderedAt | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | British authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedRuseOfFlag | true ⓘ |
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