CSS Gaines

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CSS Gaines was a Confederate ironclad gunboat that fought against the Union fleet during the American Civil War, notably at the Battle of Mobile Bay.

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instanceOf Confederate ironclad gunboat
warship
allegiance Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED
armamentType naval guns
belligerentSide Confederacy NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
engagedWith Union fleet at Mobile Bay
engagementOutcome defeated by Union fleet at Battle of Mobile Bay
era 19th century
fate disabled in battle
lost during the American Civil War
hullType wooden hull
namedAfter Edmund Pendleton Gaines NERFINISHED
navalTechnology early ironclad design
notableEvent participation in Battle of Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864
operationalArea Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
Mobile Bay NERFINISHED
opposedForce Union Navy NERFINISHED
propulsion steam-powered
protection iron armor
roleInBattle defense of Mobile Bay
serviceBranch Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED
theaterOfWar Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
tookPartIn Battle of Mobile Bay NERFINISHED
type gunboat
ironclad
usedFor coastal defense
harbor defense

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