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When was CSS Alabama created?
CSS Alabama was created on 1862-08-24.
When did CSS Alabama end?
CSS Alabama ended on 1864-06-19.
How did the British builders of the CSS Alabama avoid breaking the neutrality laws of the UK?
What would become the CSS Alabama was built in Liverpool for the Confederate States of America. In order to avoid breaking the UK's neutrality laws, the ship sailed with a British crew to the Azores where eight guns were loaded on to the ship. Captain Semmes met the ship there and soon the new CSS Alabama was ready to begin sinking Union cargo ships.
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 does CSS Alabama stand for?
Confederate States Ship Alabama .
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 can best describe the exploits of Confederate Navy Captain Raphael Semmes?
Raphael had been with the US Navy for 30 years. He joined the Confederate Navy and as commander of the CSS Sumter, he captured or burned 18 Union ships. He then found himself in Liverpool, England, and commanded the newly acquired CSS Alabama. He made a connection with Confederate merchantmen in the Azores and armed the Alabama. Over the next two years Semmes ran rabid over Union shipping. He captured or burned 65 Union vessels said to be worth almost $7 million. The CSS Alabama was finally sunk by an old Union Navy comrade, Captain John Winslow and his USS Keararge.
Where was the CSS Alabama sunk by a Union warship?
The CSS Alabama was basically destroyed off the coast of Cherourge, France. The serious damage was the result of the cannon fire from the USS Kearsarge .
What US ship sank the CSS Alabama?
The Union ship, Kearsarge, sunk the Confederate ship, Alabama.
What ship sank the CSS Alabama and where?
The US ship, Kearsarge, sunk the Alabama near Cherbourg, France.
Who won the battle of CSS Alabama?
You mean the Battle of Cherbourg. Well, after the battle was over USS Kearsarge was still afloat, and CSS Alabama was underwater. I'd have to say the Union won this one.
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.
