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At least three ships of the [[Confederate States Navy]] were named '''CSS''' '''''Florida''''' in honor of the [[Florida|third Confederate state]]: |
At least three ships of the [[Confederate States Navy]] were named '''CSS''' '''''Florida''''' in honor of the [[Florida|third Confederate state]]: |
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* The blockade runner [[CSS Florida (blockade runner)|CSS ''Florida'']] was commissioned in |
* The blockade runner [[CSS Florida (blockade runner)|CSS ''Florida'']] was commissioned in January [[1862]], captured by the [[U.S. Navy]] in [[April]] 1862, and became [[USS Hendrick Hudson|USS ''Hendrick Hudson'']]. |
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* The cruiser [[CSS Florida (cruiser)|CSS ''Florida'']] was commissioned in [[August]] 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in [[Salvador|Bahia]], [[Brazil]] in [[October]] [[1864]]. |
* The cruiser [[CSS Florida (cruiser)|CSS ''Florida'']] was commissioned in [[August]] 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in [[Salvador|Bahia]], [[Brazil]] in [[October]] [[1864]]. |
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* The gunboat [[CSS Selma|CSS ''Selma'']] was named CSS ''Florida'' prior to [[July]] 1862. |
* The gunboat [[CSS Selma|CSS ''Selma'']] was named CSS ''Florida'' prior to [[July]] 1862. |
Revision as of 23:46, 15 December 2005
At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state:
- The blockade runner CSS Florida was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became USS Hendrick Hudson.
- The cruiser CSS Florida was commissioned in August 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in Bahia, Brazil in October 1864.
- The gunboat CSS Selma was named CSS Florida prior to July 1862.
See also USS Florida.