| History | |
|---|---|
 Confederate States | |
| Name | Carondelet |
| Owner | Confederate States Navy |
| Builder | John Hughes and S. D. Porter |
| Laid down | 1861 |
| Launched | January 25, 1862 |
| Commissioned | March 16, 1862 |
| Fate | Scuttled, April 1862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sidewheel steamer |
| Displacement | 700 tons |
| Length | 200 feet (61 m) |
| Armament |
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CSS Carondelet was a sidewheel steamer that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Construction for the vessel started in 1861, and she was launched on January 25, 1862, and commissioned on March 16. Her sister ship was CSS Bienville. On April 4, Carondelet, along with CSS Oregon and CSS Pamlico, took part in a small naval action near Pass Christian against USS New London, USS John P. Jackson, and the troop transport USS Henry Lewis. Carondelet suffered damage to her wheel during the fight, and likely fired the only two shots that struck John P. Jackson. Later that month, with the Confederates abandoning New Orleans, Louisiana, Carondelet was scuttled by her crew in either Lake Pontchartrain, the Tchefuncte River, or the Bogue Falaya River.