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CSS Alabama

CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy. She was built in Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool, England, by John Laird Sons and Company. Launched as Enrica, she was fitted out as a cruiser and commissioned as CSS Alabama on August 24, 1862. Under Captain Raphael Semmes, Alabama served as a…

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Armament
6 × 32 lb (15 kg) cannons, 1 × 110 lb (50 kg) cannon, 1 × 68 lb (31 kg) cannon
Beam
31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Builder
John Laird Sons & Company
Commissioned
August 24, 1862
Complement
145 officers and men
Displacement
1050 tons

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CSS Alabama

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Avg. degree1.99
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CSS Alabama

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related to Bibliography · 152
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related to Expeditionary raids · 47
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related to Construction · 39
CSS Alabama → After, Agent Bulloch, Agrippina, Alabama, America, August, Azores, Bahama, Birkenhead, British, Bulloch, Commander James Bulloch, Company, Confederacy, Confederate, Confederate Navy, Confederate States, Confederate States Navy, Craven, England
related to Claimed links between the CSS Alabama and Captain Nemo’s fictional submarine the Nautilus · 33
CSS Alabama → American Civil War, April, Birkenhead, Birkenhead-built Alabama, Birkenhead-built CSS Alabama, Butcher, Captain Nemo, Captain Nemo’s Nautilus, Cherbourg, Confederate Captain, English Channel, Foundation, In, John Lamb, Jules Hetzel, Jules Verne, June, Lamb, March, Nautilus
related to The wreck · 19
CSS Alabama → Alabama's, Although, America, Captain Max Guerout, Cherbourg, Circé, Confederate States, CSS Alabama Association, France, French, French Navy, In, In November, Joint French-American Scientific Committee, October, On, This, United States Government, US
Armament · 1
CSS Alabama → 6 × 32 lb (15 kg) cannons, 1 × 110 lb (50 kg) cannon, 1 × 68 lb (31 kg) cannon
Beam · 1
CSS Alabama → 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Builder · 1
CSS Alabama → John Laird Sons & Company
Commissioned · 1
CSS Alabama → August 24, 1862
Complement · 1
CSS Alabama → 145 officers and men

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CSS AlabamaArmament6 × 32 lb (15 kg) cannons, 1 × 110 lb (50 kg) cannon, 1 × 68 lb (31 kg) cannon1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaBeam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaBuilderJohn Laird Sons & Company1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaCommissionedAugust 24, 18621.00infobox
CSS AlabamaComplement145 officers and men1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaDisplacement1050 tons1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaDraft17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaFateSunk June 19, 1864; 162 years ago (1864-06-19) .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefa…1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaInstalled power2 × 150 HP horizontal steam engines (300 HP collectively), auxiliary sails1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaLaid down18621.00infobox
CSS AlabamaLaunchedJuly 29, 18621.00infobox
CSS AlabamaLength220 ft (67 m)1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaMotto"Aide Toi, Et Dieu T'Aidera," (God helps those who help themselves)1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaNameAlabama1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaNamesakeAlabama1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaPropulsionSingle screw propeller1.00infobox
CSS AlabamaSpeed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)1.00infobox

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