CSS Georgia

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CSS Georgia was an ironclad warship built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War, intended as a defensive floating battery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate States Navy ship ⓘ
floating battery ⓘ
ironclad warship ⓘ
armament rifled cannon ⓘ
smoothbore cannon ⓘ
armor railroad iron ⓘ
artifactsConservedBy U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
beam approximately 48 feet ⓘ
builder Savannah shipyard ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 100 ⓘ
designPurpose harbor defense ⓘ
discovered 1968 ⓘ
draft shallow draft suitable for river service ⓘ
fate scuttled by Confederate forces in 1864 ⓘ
hullMaterial ironclad ⓘ
intendedRole defensive floating battery ⓘ
laidDown 1862 ⓘ
launched 1862 ⓘ
length approximately 250 feet ⓘ
locatedAt Savannah River, near Old Fort Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Savannah River
mobility limited ⓘ
namedAfter State of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Georgia
NRHPArea Savannah, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Savannah
NRHPListingYear 1987 ⓘ
NRHPType shipwreck ⓘ
operationalArea Savannah River ⓘ
operationalUse floating battery for Savannah defenses ⓘ
owner Confederate States government ⓘ
portOfRegistry Savannah, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Savannah
propulsion steam engine ⓘ
reasonForScuttling to prevent capture by Union forces ⓘ
rediscovered 1980s ⓘ
registeredOn U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
salvagedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
salvageOperations 2013 ⓘ
2015 ⓘ
scuttledAt Savannah River ⓘ
scuttledDuring Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ
serviceBranch Confederate States Navy ⓘ
stationedAt Fort Jackson, Savannah River ⓘ
Fort Lee, Savannah River ⓘ
status scuttled ⓘ
type casemate ironclad ⓘ

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