 Sketch of CSS Huntsville, Mobile, Alabama, 1864[1]
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Confederate States | |
| Name | Huntsville |
| Namesake | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Ordered | May 1, 1862 |
| Builder | Confederate Naval Works at Selma |
| Launched | February 7, 1863 |
| Completed | August 1, 1863 |
| Out of service | April 12, 1865 |
| Fate | Scuttled in Spanish River to prevent capture |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 150 or 152 ft (45.7 or 46.3 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam |
| Speed | 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
| Armament |
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CSS Huntsville was a Confederate ironclad floating battery built at Selma, Alabama, from 1862 to 1863 during the American Civil War.[2]
- ^ National Archives of the United States, Record Group 45, David G. Farragut to Gideon Welles, September 26, 1864
- ^ Herbert J. Lewis (September 23, 2011). "Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry". The Encyclopedia of Alabama. Auburn University. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2011.