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What was the purpose of the South's CSS Alabama?
The CSS Alabama was built for the Confederate States of America. It became a deadly menace for Union shipping during the US Civil War. The ship was assigned to seize or sink Union cargo vessels. and inflict damage to the Union's economy. Almost 70 Union cargo ships were sunk by this Confederate warship.
What US ship sank the CSS Alabama?
The Union ship, Kearsarge, sunk the Confederate ship, Alabama.
What is the most well-known sinking of a confederate commerce raider by a union warship?
CSS Alabama
What sea battle saw the CSS Alabama sink the only Union warship?
The CSS Alabama had been hugely successful in sinking Union cargo ships yet it never was engaged in a sea battle with a Union warship. This changed in January of 1863. The USS Hatteras was on blockade duty off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The Alabama and the Hatters had a short engagement in which the Hatteras was lost due to the better cannons of the CSS Alabama.
Where was the CSS Alabama sunk?
The CSS Alabama was sunk by the US Navy off the coast of France, near Cherbourg, in 1864.
What sea battle between a Union warship and a Confederate cruiser took place in presence of some 15 000 spectators?
The USS Kearsarge versus the CSS Alabama, off Cherbourg, France. The Alabama was sunk, and some of its officers and crew rescued by a British pleasure yacht which was in attendance.
What confederate warship started out as a union warship?
USS Merrimac became the CSS Virginia.
What was the location of the sinking of the CSS Alabama?
The CSS Alabama was engaged in a sea battle with the USS Kearsage in 1864. The Kearsage sunk the Alabama just off the French coast at Cherbourg.
What ship sank the CSS Alabama and where?
The US ship, Kearsarge, sunk the Alabama near Cherbourg, France.
What us ship sank the css Alabama and where?
The US ship, Kearsarge, sunk the Alabama near Cherbourg, France.
When was the CSS Alabama commissioned?
The CSS Alabama was commissioned on August 24, 1862. It was built by Great Britain and was disguised as a supply ship while in British waters. It became a deadly Southern warship.
Another confederate warship built in great britain?
The CSS Alabama was a warship built in Great Britain. It was built secretly, expressly for the use of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
