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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 {{Ship|CSS|Florida|blockade runner|6}} was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became {{USS|Hendrick Hudson||6}} |
* The blockade runner {{Ship|CSS|Florida|blockade runner|6}} was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became {{USS|Hendrick Hudson||6}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Florida, CSS}} |
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[[Category:Naval ships of the Confederate States of America]] |
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Revision as of 04:56, 16 July 2012
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.