Confederate States Navy

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The Confederate States Navy was the maritime military force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, responsible for naval operations, commerce raiding, and coastal defense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical organization ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
navy ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
dissolvedFollowing surrender of the Confederate States of America ⓘ
endTime 1865 ⓘ
follows United States Navy regulations (adapted) ⓘ
hasPart Confederate States Marine Corps ⓘ
Confederate States Naval Academy ⓘ
Confederate States Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ⓘ
Confederate States Navy Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography ⓘ
Confederate States Navy Bureau of Provisions and Clothing ⓘ
Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering ⓘ
Confederate States Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks ⓘ
headquartersLocation Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalStatus dissolved ⓘ
locatedInTime 1860s ⓘ
militaryBranchOf Confederate States of America ⓘ
notableCommander Dabney H. Maury ⓘ
Franklin Buchanan ⓘ
George N. Hollins ⓘ
Isaac N. Brown ⓘ
James D. Bulloch ⓘ
James Waddell ⓘ
John Mercer Brooke ⓘ
John Newland Maffitt ⓘ
John R. Tucker ⓘ
John Taylor Wood ⓘ
Josiah Tattnall III ⓘ
Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ
Raphael Semmes ⓘ
Stephen R. Mallory ⓘ
William Harwar Parker ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Cherbourg ⓘ
Battle of Galveston ⓘ
Battle of Hampton Roads ⓘ
Battle of Memphis ⓘ
Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ
Battle of New Orleans ⓘ
Battle of Plum Point Bend ⓘ
Battle of Port Royal ⓘ
notableShip CSS Alabama ⓘ
CSS Arkansas ⓘ
CSS Florida ⓘ
CSS Georgia ⓘ
CSS Hunley ⓘ
CSS Manassas ⓘ
CSS Nashville ⓘ
CSS Shenandoah ⓘ
CSS Tennessee ⓘ
CSS Virginia ⓘ
operatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Cape Fear River ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
James River ⓘ
Mississippi River ⓘ
international waters ⓘ
opposedBy United States Navy ⓘ
partOf Armed Forces of the Confederate States of America ⓘ
primaryObjective break Union naval blockade ⓘ
disrupt Union commerce ⓘ
protect Confederate ports ⓘ
role coastal defense ⓘ
commerce raiding ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ
maritime military force ⓘ
riverine warfare ⓘ
serviceBranch naval warfare ⓘ
startTime 1861 ⓘ
subclassOf naval force ⓘ
usedBy Confederate States of America ⓘ
usedFor defense of Confederate coastline ⓘ
support of Confederate army operations ⓘ
usedWeapon commerce raider ⓘ
cottonclad warship ⓘ
ironclad warship ⓘ
naval mine ⓘ
rifled naval gun ⓘ
river gunboat ⓘ
submarine ⓘ
torpedo boat ⓘ

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Referenced by (105)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Confederate military leadership → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Tredegar Iron Works → producedFor → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
Confederate States of America → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
subject linked to: CSA
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron → opponent → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Battle of Port Royal → involvedBranch → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
Raphael Semmes → servedIn → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Raphael Semmes → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Raphael Semmes → sideInBattleOfCherbourg → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
James D. Bulloch → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
James D. Bulloch → employer → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
James D. Bulloch → servedIn → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Mississippi Valley Theater → belligerent → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
Confederate States Marine Corps → partOf → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Union Navy → opposedTo → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Sydney Smith Lee → servedIn → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Franklin Buchanan → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Matthew Fontaine Maury → servedIn → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Matthew Fontaine Maury → employer → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Washington Duke → militaryService → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument → associatedWith → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
Civil War in Florida → hasParticipant → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
Confederate States militia → distinctFrom → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Stephen R. Mallory → employer → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy → heads → Confederate States Department of the Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy → seeAlso → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
American Civil War communications → usedIn → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center → dedicatedTo → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
John K. Mitchell → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron → opposedBy → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Capture of New Orleans → involvedMilitaryBranch → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
South Atlantic Blockading theater → opposedBy → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
Union blockade of the Confederacy → opposedBy → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
CSS Virginia → operator → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
subject linked to: CSS Virginia (Merrimack)
Battle of Hampton Roads → navalForce → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Confederacy of Independent Systems → militaryBranch → Confederate Navy ⓘ
linked to: Confederate States Navy
Irvine Stephens Bulloch → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Irvine Stephens Bulloch → memberOf → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Fort Beauregard (South Carolina) → usedBy → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
subject linked to: Fort Beauregard
Confederate coastal defenses → usedBy → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Josiah Tattnall III → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Josiah Tattnall III → joined → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Raphael Semmes → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
subject linked to: Semmes
CSS Alabama → navalForce → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
subject linked to: Semmes
CSS Alabama → allegiance → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
CSS Alabama → operatedBy → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
CSS Sumter → operator → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Battle of Cherbourg → belligerent → Confederate States Navy ⓘ
Raphael Semmes → militaryBranch → Confederate States Navy ⓘ