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.

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instanceOf Confederate States Navy ship
floating battery
ironclad warship
armament rifled cannon
smoothbore cannon
armor railroad iron
artifactsConservedBy U.S. Navy
linked to: United States Navy
beam approximately 48 feet
builder Savannah shipyard
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
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
linked to: Savannah River
mobility limited
namedAfter State of Georgia
linked to: Georgia
NRHPArea Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
NRHPListingYear 1987
NRHPType shipwreck
operationalArea Savannah River
operationalUse floating battery for Savannah defenses
owner Confederate States government
portOfRegistry Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
propulsion steam engine
reasonForScuttling to prevent capture by Union forces
rediscovered 1980s
registeredOn U.S. National Register of Historic Places
salvagedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
salvageOperations 2013
2015
scuttledAt Savannah River
scuttledDuring Sherman’s March to the Sea
serviceBranch Confederate States Navy
stationedAt Fort Jackson, Savannah River
Fort Lee, Savannah River
status scuttled
type casemate ironclad

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