The wreck of a Confederate gunboat on the James River in 1865, believed to be that of CSS Drewry.
History
Confederate States
Name
Drewry
Namesake
Drewry Fort (Fort Darling)
Commissioned
1863
Decommissioned
January 24, 1865
Fate
Destroyed by artillery fire
General characteristics
Displacement
166 tons
Length
106 ft (32 m)
Beam
21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft
5 ft (1.5 m)
Propulsion
Steam engine
Armament
1 6.4" rifled cannon, 1 7" rifled cannon
CSSDrewry was a gunboat of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. This wooden gunboat had a foredeck protected by an iron V-shaped shield. Classed as a tender, she was attached to Flag Officer French Forrest's James River Squadron sometime in 1863 with Master Lewis Parrish, CSN, in command.
In addition to transporting troops and other routine service, she took part in several engagements along the river prior to January 24, 1865, when, in Trent's Reach, she was destroyed by two shots from a 100-pounder rifle in a battery of the 1st Connecticut Artillery. The second hit exploded her magazine as she assisted CSS Richmond to get afloat; all but two of her crew had reached safety before the explosion. The wreck of the CSS Drewry was found by Clive Cussler in 1985, buried under the silt in upper reach of the old channel tidal flat about two hundred yards from south shore.[1]
^"James River Search | National Underwater and Marine Agency". numa.net. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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