CSS Colonel Lovell

History
Confederate States
NameColonel Lovell
Launched1843
Acquired1861
Commissioned1861
FateRammed and sunk, 6 June 1862
General characteristics
TypeSide-wheel cotton-clad ram
Tonnage521 long tons (529 t)
Length162 ft (49 m)
Beam30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m)
PropulsionSteam engine, side paddle wheels
The First Battle of Memphis, CSS Colonel Lovell is sinking at right.

CSS Colonel Lovell was a cotton-clad ram ship of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War