CSS Georgia
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CSS Georgia was an ironclad warship built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War, intended as a defensive floating battery.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Navy ship
ⓘ
floating battery ⓘ ironclad warship ⓘ |
| armament |
rifled cannon
ⓘ
smoothbore cannon ⓘ |
| armor | railroad iron ⓘ |
| artifactsConservedBy | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 48 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Savannah shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 100 ⓘ |
| designPurpose | harbor defense ⓘ |
| discovered | 1968 ⓘ |
| draft | shallow draft suitable for river service ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled by Confederate forces in 1864 ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | ironclad ⓘ |
| intendedRole | defensive floating battery ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1862 ⓘ |
| launched | 1862 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 250 feet ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Savannah River, near Old Fort Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobility | limited ⓘ |
| namedAfter | State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPArea | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | shipwreck ⓘ |
| operationalArea | Savannah River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalUse | floating battery for Savannah defenses ⓘ |
| owner | Confederate States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portOfRegistry | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam engine ⓘ |
| reasonForScuttling | to prevent capture by Union forces ⓘ |
| rediscovered | 1980s ⓘ |
| registeredOn | U.S. National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salvagedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salvageOperations |
2013
ⓘ
2015 ⓘ |
| scuttledAt | Savannah River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scuttledDuring | Sherman’s March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationedAt |
Fort Jackson, Savannah River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Lee, Savannah River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | scuttled ⓘ |
| type | casemate ironclad ⓘ |
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