CSS Phoenix
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CSS Phoenix was a Confederate ironclad floating battery built at Selma, Alabama, from 1863–64.[1]
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History | |
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Confederate States | |
Name | Phoenix |
Namesake | Phoenix |
Builder | Confederate Naval Works at Selma |
Laid down | 1863 |
Launched | March 1864 |
Fate | Scuttled August 7, 1864 (1864-08-07) |
General characteristics | |
Length | 250 or 152 ft (76.2 or 46.3 m) |
Armament | 6 guns |
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