Arkansas-class ironclad

The C. S. S. Arkansas by R. G. Skerrett
Class overview
NameArkansas-class ironclad
BuildersJohn T. Shirley, Memphis, Tennessee
OperatorsConfederate States of America Confederate States Navy
Built1861–1862
In service1862
Planned2
Completed1
Lost2
General characteristics
TypeCasemate ironclad
Length165 ft (50.3 m)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Draft11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Installed power2 propellers
Propulsion2 Steam engines
Speed7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Complement200 officers and enlisted men
ArmamentDesigned for 6–8 guns

The Arkansas-class ironclads were a class of two casemate ironclads ordered by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 to operate in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.[1]

  1. ^ Silverstone, pp. 150–151