| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nashville-class ironclad |
| Operators | Confederate States Navy |
| Built | 1863–64 |
| In service | 1864–65 |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Casemate ironclad |
| Tonnage | 1100 tons |
| Length | 271 ft (83 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft 6 in (19.05 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Installed power | 2 Sidewheel paddles |
| Propulsion | 2 Steam engines |
| Speed | Unknown |
| Complement | Unknown |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 2–6 inches (51–152 mm) |
The Nashville-class ironclad was a class of three side-wheel casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Only the lead ship of the class, Nashville, was commissioned into Confederate States Navy service; two sister ships were broken up on the stocks before they were completed.
Ships
| Ship | Builder | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSS Nashville | Montgomery, Alabama | Mid-1863 | 1864 | Surrendered, 10 May 1865, sold for scrap, 22 November 1867 |
| Unnamed | March 1863 | Constructive total loss when launched | Broken up, April 1864 | |
| Unnamed | Oven Bluff, Alabama | Never finished | ||
Notes
References
- Bisbee, Saxon T. (2018). Engines of Rebellion: Confederate Ironclads and Steam Engineering in the American Civil War. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-81731-986-1.
- Canney, Donald L. (2015). The Confederate Steam Navy 1861-1865. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7643-4824-2.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). Civil War Navies 1855–1883. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-97870-X.
- Still, William N. Jr. (1985) . Iron Afloat: The Story of the Confederate Armorclads. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 0-87249-454-3.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.