CSSColumbia
 CSS Columbia
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
  Confederate States | |
| Name | Columbia |
| Laid down | 1864 |
| Launched | March 1864 |
| Commissioned | 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 15 June 1865 |
| Fate | Captured by Union forces 18 February 1865; sold 10 October 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 216 ft (66 m) |
| Beam | 51 ft 4 in (15.65 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Armament | 6 guns |
CSSColumbiawas anironcladsteamer ram in theConfederate States Navyand later in theUnited States Navy.
As CSSColumbia[edit]
Columbiawas built atCharleston,South Carolinain 1864 to a design byJohn L. Porter.She was launched in March 1864 and entered service later in that year. When theUnionforces took possession of Charleston on 18 February 1865, they foundColumbianearFort Moultrie;she had run on a sunken wreck and been damaged on 12 January 1865. The ironclad already had her cannon and some armor plating removed;ship-wormswere already at work boring into her wooden hull.
As USSColumbia[edit]
She was raised on 26 April and was towed byUSSVanderbilttoHampton Roads,Virginia,where she arrived on 25 May 1865.Columbiawas drydocked on 5 June and repairs were begun, but on 15 June, she was decommissioned and placedin ordinary.Herhulkwas later sold for scrapping on 10 October 1867.
References[edit]
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This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.The entries can be foundConfederate service hereandUnion service here.