C.S.S. Fredericksburg
1864
(Aquarius AQ-S-16)
- Class: Fredericksburg - 1 casemate ironclad of 1863
- Displacement:
- Dimensions: 188' x 40'3" x 9'6"
- Machinery: 2 screws
- Armor:
- Armament: 1-11" Smoothbore, 1-8" Rifle, 2-6.4" Rifles
- Complement: 150
- Builder: Richmond
- Laid down: 1863
- Launched: 30 Nov 1863
- Commissioned: 1864
- Notes: Ironclad ram. Did not receive armament until Mar 1864.
- Service: James River flotilla. Passed below Drewry's Bluff
obstructions, 24 May 1864. Action with U.S. James River Squadron at Trent
and Verina Reaches, 21 Jun. Shelled U.S. positions near Dutch Gap, 13 Aug.
In company with CSS Virginia II
and Richmond, she engaged USS Onondaga at Trent's Reach,
23-24 Jan 1865. Blown up to prevent capture above Drewry's Bluff following
fall of Richmond, 4 Apr 1865.
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