 The incomplete CSS Jackson on the Chattahoochee River, shortly after December 22, 1864
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Confederate States of America | |
| Name | Muscogee |
| Namesake | Muscogee people |
| Builder | Columbus Navy Yard, Columbus, Georgia |
| Laid down | 1862 |
| Launched | December 22, 1864 |
| Renamed | Jackson, sometime in 1864 |
| Fate | Burned, April 17, 1865 |
| Status | Wreck salvaged, 1962–1963; on display at the National Civil War Naval Museum, Columbus, Georgia |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Casemate ironclad |
| Tonnage | 1,250 tons |
| Length | 223 ft 6 in (68.1 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Installed power | 4 × boilers |
| Propulsion | 2 × propellers; 2 × direct-acting steam engines |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Casemate: 4 in (102 mm) |
CSS Muscogee and Chattahoochee | |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000212 |
| Added to NRHP | May 13, 1970 |
CSS Muscogee was an casemate ironclad built in Columbus, Georgia for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Her original paddle configuration was judged a failure when she could not be launched on the first attempt in 1864. She had to be rebuilt to use dual propeller propulsion. Later renamed CSS Jackson and armed with four 7-inch (178 mm) and two 6.4-inch (163 mm) cannons. She was captured while still fitting out and was set ablaze by Union troops in April 1865. Her wreck was salvaged in 1962–1963 and turned over to the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus for display. The ironclad's remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.