 Burning of the Confederate gunboat Curlew, off Fort Forrest, Feb. 7, 1862
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Confederate States | |
| Name | Curlew |
| Namesake | Curlew |
| Launched | 1856 |
| Commissioned | 1861 |
| Fate | Run aground and burned on February 7, 1862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 236 tons |
| Length | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Depth of hold | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 walking beam steam engine powering side paddlewheels |
| Speed | 12 mph (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 22 (1861), 30 (1862) |
| Armament | 1 × rifled 32 pounder (bow), 1 × 12 pounder (stern) |
CSS Curlew was an iron-hull North Carolina Sounds paddlewheel steamboat that was taken into the Confederate Navy in 1861. It was run aground at Fort Forrest (35°53′08″N 75°45′41″W / 35.88565°N 75.76131°W) and burned in the battle for Roanoke Island on February 8, 1862. Its wreck was discovered in 1988 and archaeologically investigated in 1994.