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CSS Ellis

CSS Ellis (later USS Ellis) was a gunboat in the Confederate States Navy and the United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was lost during a raid while under command of famed Navy officer Lieutenant William B. Cushing.

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Armament
1 32-pounder rifled cannon, 1 12-pounder howitzer
Builder
Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware
Commissioned
1861
Complement
28 officers and men
Decommissioned
1862
Displacement
100 tons

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U.S. Navy Service

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CSS Ellis

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples14
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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CSS Ellis

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Fate · 2
CSS Ellis → Captured by U.S. Navy 10 February 1862;, Destroyed to prevent recapture 25 November 1862
Armament · 1
CSS Ellis → 1 32-pounder rifled cannon, 1 12-pounder howitzer
Builder · 1
CSS Ellis → Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware
Commissioned · 1
CSS Ellis → 1861
Complement · 1
CSS Ellis → 28 officers and men
Decommissioned · 1
CSS Ellis → 1862
Displacement · 1
CSS Ellis → 100 tons
Draft · 1
CSS Ellis → 6 ft (1.8 m)
Home port · 1
CSS Ellis → Norfolk, Virginia
Installed power · 1
CSS Ellis → steam

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ellis 1862 navy captured north cushing lieutenant carolina confederate service command inlet 25 november american schooner gunboat men river schooners

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CSS EllisArmament1 32-pounder rifled cannon, 1 12-pounder howitzer1.00infobox
CSS EllisBuilderHarlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware1.00infobox
CSS EllisCommissioned18611.00infobox
CSS EllisComplement28 officers and men1.00infobox
CSS EllisDecommissioned18621.00infobox
CSS EllisDisplacement100 tons1.00infobox
CSS EllisDraft6 ft (1.8 m)1.00infobox
CSS EllisFateCaptured by U.S. Navy 10 February 1862;1.00infobox
CSS EllisFateDestroyed to prevent recapture 25 November 18621.00infobox
CSS EllisHome portNorfolk, Virginia1.00infobox
CSS EllisInstalled powersteam1.00infobox
CSS EllisLaunched18601.00infobox
CSS EllisNameEllis1.00infobox
CSS EllisPropulsionpropeller1.00infobox

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