&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:CSS_Texas_plan.jpg) One of the few surviving plan drawings of ironclad CSS Texas: a cross-section through the boiler area.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Confederate States | |
| Name | Texas |
| Namesake | State of Texas |
| Launched | January 1865 |
| Captured | 4 April 1865 |
| Fate | Sold, 15 October 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Columbia-class casemate ironclad |
| Length | 217 ft (66.1 m) |
| Beam | 48.5 ft (14.8 m) |
| Draft | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | steam |
| Complement | 50 officers and men |
| Armament | two rifled pivot canons, two rifled broadside canons |
CSS Texas was the third and last Columbia-class (or Tennessee-class according to some sources[1]) casemate ironclad built for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Not begun until 1864 and intended to become part of the James River Squadron, she saw no action before being captured by Union forces while still fitting out. CSS Texas was reputed to have been one of the very best-constructed Confederate ironclads,[2] second only to CSS Mississippi.[3]