 The C. S. S. Arkansas by R. G. Skerrett
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arkansas-class ironclad |
| Builders | John T. Shirley, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Operators |  Confederate States Navy |
| Built | 1861–1862 |
| In service | 1862 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Lost | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Casemate ironclad |
| Length | 165 ft (50.3 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Installed power | 2 propellers |
| Propulsion | 2 Steam engines |
| Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Complement | 200 officers and enlisted men |
| Armament | Designed for 6–8 guns |
The Arkansas-class ironclads were a class of two casemate ironclads ordered by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 to operate in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.[1]
- ^ Silverstone, pp. 150–151