C.S.S. Chicora
1862
(Aquarius AQ-S-10)
- Class: Richmond - 6 casemate ironclads of 1862
- Displacement:
- Dimensions: 172'6" (oa) 150' (bp) x 34' x 12'
- Machinery: 1 screw = 6 knots
- Armor: 4" + 22" wood
- Armament: 2 9" Smooth Bore, 4 32-pdr. Rifles
- Complement: 180
- Builder: Eason
- Laid down: 25 Apr 1862
- Launched: 23 Aug 1862
- Commissioned: Nov 1862
- Notes: Ironclad ram built to a basic design of John L. Porter. Completion was delayed by shortage of equipment and strikes.
- Service: Defense of Charleston. Attacked Federal blockading fleet 31 Jan 1863. Defense of Charleston forts, 7 Apr 1863. Sunk to prevent capture prior to fall of Charleston, 18 Feb 1865.
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