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CSS Louisiana

CSS Louisiana

Ordered: October 1861

Laid Down: October 15, 1861

Launched: February 6, 1862

Commissioned: April 20, 1862

Fate: Set afire by her crew

to avoid capture, drifted down

Mississippi River, exploded near

Fort St. Philip on April 28, 1862

Characteristics:

Displacement: 1,400 tons

Length: 264ft

Beam: 62ft

Draft: 12-13ft

Armament:

2 x 7in Brooke rifles

2 x 8in Dahlgren smoothbore guns

3 x 9in guns

7 32-pounders

Battles:

Fort St. Philip

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