CSS Georgia (1862)

CSS Georgia
History
United Kingdom
NameJapan
Launched1862
FateSold to Confederate States Navy March 1863
Confederate States
NameJapan
AcquiredMarch 1863
Commissioned9 April 1863
RenamedCSS Georgia 9 April 1863
CapturedBy USS Niagara, 15 August 1864
FateSold
United States
NameGeorgia
In service5 August 1865
FateRe-registered in Canada 1870
Canada
NameGeorgia
OperatorQuebec and Gulf Ports Company
In service1870
FateWrecked 14 January 1875
General characteristics
(as Confederate States Navy steamer)
TypeScrew steamer
Displacement600 tons
Length212 ft (65 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
PropulsionSteam engine and sails
Armament
  • 2 × 100-pounder cannon
  • 2 × 24-pounder cannon
  • 1 × 32-pounder cannon

CSS Georgia was a screw steamer of the Confederate States Navy, acquired in 1863, and captured by the Union Navy in 1864.