:::: American Civil War Vessels - CONFEDERATE
Chattahoochee
Code - AC56
£1.75
Description - C.S.S. CHATTAHOOCHEE AC56
Confederate twin screw gunboat built
1862-63. She was plagued with difficulties
with her engines and boilers, but could make
10 knots when in working order. Destroyed
in December 1864 to avoid capture.
Dimensions 141’ x 30’ x 7.5’
Armament 4 x 32 pdr S.B. on Broadside
1 x 9” Dahlgren aft
1 x 32 pdr rifle forward.
Several of this class planned.
