CSS Florida (cruiser)

For other Confederate States Navy ships named Florida, see CSS Florida.

CSS Florida
History
Confederate States
NameCSS Florida
BuilderWilliam C. Miller & Sons, Liverpool
LaunchedDecember 1861
CommissionedAugust 17, 1862
DecommissionedOctober 7, 1864
FateCaptured by US Navy; sunk in collision November 28, 1864
General characteristics
Length191 ft 0 in (58.2 m)
Beam27 ft 2 in (8.3 m)
Draft13 ft 0 in (4.0 m)
PropulsionSails and steam engine
Speed
  • 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) under steam
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) under sail
Complement146
Armament
  • 6 × 6 in (152 mm) rifled cannon
  • 2 × 7 in (180 mm) rifled cannon
  • 1 × 12-pounder (5.4 kg) cannon
Illustration from Harper's Weekly in 1863 of CSS Florida (left) burning the clipper Jacob Bell (right) off the West Indies on 13 February 1863. She had captured Jacob Bell the previous day.

CSS Florida was a sloop-of-war in the service of the Confederate States Navy. She served as a commerce raider during the American Civil War before being sunk in 1864.