C.S.S. Virginia II
1864
(Aquarius AQ-S-23)
- Class: Virginia II - 1 casemate ironclad of 1863
- Displacement:
- Dimensions: 197' (oa) 180' (bp) x 47'6" x 9'6"
- Machinery: 1 screw = 10 knots
- Armor: sides 5", forward 6"
- Armament: 1-11" smoothbore, 1-8" rifle, 2-6.4" rifles
- Complement: 150
- Builder: Richmond
- Laid down: 1863
- Launched: Jun 1864
- Commissioned: 1864
- Service: James River flotilla, serving for a time as squadron
flagship. Passed below Drewry's Bluff obstructions 24 May 1864.
Engagement with Union forces, including USS
Onondaga and Canonicus
at Trent's Reach, 21 Jun, and again at Dutch Gap 13 Aug 1864.
Shelled Union positions on Signal Hill 17 Aug. Helped defeat Union advance
on Chaffin's Bluff 28 Sep. Engagement at Dutch Gap 22 Oct 1864.
Damaged by USS Onondaga during second action at Trent's Reach,
23-24 Jan 1865. Blown up to prevent capture in James River following
fall of Richmond, 3 Apr 1865.
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