The Arkansas-class ironclads were a class of two casemate ironclads ordered by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 to operate in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.[1]
 The C. S. S. Arkansas by R. G. Skerrett
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arkansas-class ironclad |
| Builders | John T. Shirley, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Operators |  Confederate States Navy |
| Built | 1861–1862 |
| In service | 1862 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Lost | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Casemate ironclad |
| Length | 165 ft (50.3 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Installed power | 2 propellers |
| Propulsion | 2 Steam engines |
| Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Complement | 200 officers and enlisted men |
| Armament | Designed for 6–8 guns |
Ships
edit| Ship name | Builder[1] | Laid down[1] | Launched[1] | Commissioned[1] | Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSS Arkansas | John T. Shirley, Memphis, Tennessee | October 1861 | 22 April 1862 | 26 May 1862 | Destroyed to prevent capture, 6 August 1862 |
| CSS Tennessee | — | Burned to prevent capture, 5 June 1862 | |||
Notes
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
References
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edit- Bisbee, Saxon T. (2018). Engines of Rebellion: Confederate Ironclads and Steam Engineering in the American Civil War. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-81731-986-1.
- Canney, Donald L. (2015). The Confederate Steam Navy 1861-1865. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7643-4824-2.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). Civil War Navies 1855–1883. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-97870-X.
- Still, William N. Jr. (1985) [1971]. Iron Afloat: The Story of the Confederate Armorclads. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 0-87249-454-3.
