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.

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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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James D. Bulloch commissionedShip CSS Shenandoah
Confederate States Navy notableShip CSS Shenandoah