| History | |
|---|---|
 Confederate States | |
| Name | Georgiana |
| Builder | Lawrie Shipyard, (subcontract with Laird?) Scotland |
| Laid down | 1862 |
| Launched | 1863 |
| Commissioned | n/a |
| Fate | Scuttled and burned to avoid capture, 19 March 1863 |
| Status | Shipwreck located by E. Lee Spence at 32°46′47″N 79°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 79.75972°W |
| Notes | Sunk on maiden voyage before her guns were mounted, described as designed to become the "most powerful" Confederate cruiser. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Reportedly built to serve as a cruiser or a privateer |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 205 ft 6 in (62.64 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) forward, 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) aft also reported as 1 foot 6 inches (0.46 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 feet 9 inches (4.50 m) |
| Propulsion | steam screw, variously reported 120 to 250 horsepower (89 to 186 kW), and capable of 12 to 17 knots (22 to 31 km/h) |
| Sail plan | brig |
| Complement | reported as 140 men |
| Armament | reported as 2 heavy guns mounted on deck and "pierced for either fourteen or twenty guns" |
| Notes | iron hull, 3 bulkheads, figurehead of a demi-woman |
The Georgiana was a brig-rigged, iron hulled, propeller steamer belonging to the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Reputedly intended to become the "most powerful" cruiser in the Confederate fleet once her guns were mounted, she was never used in battle. On her maiden voyage from Scotland, where she was built, she encountered Union Navy ships engaged in a blockade of Charleston, South Carolina, and was heavily damaged before being scuttled by her captain. The wreck was discovered in 1965 and lies in the shallow waters of Charleston's harbor.
Due to the secrecy surrounding the vessel's construction, loading and sailing, there has been much speculation about her intended role, whether as a cruiser, merchantman, or privateer.