This article is about the ironclad ram that operated on the Chattahoochee River. For the converted CSS Jackson that was built on the Mississippi River, see CSS Jackson.
The incomplete CSS Jackson on the Chattahoochee River, shortly after December 22, 1864
History
Confederate States of America
Name
Muscogee
Namesake
Muscogee people
Builder
Columbus Navy Yard, Columbus, Georgia
Laid down
1862
Launched
December 22, 1864
Renamed
Jackson, sometime in 1864
Fate
Burned, April 17, 1865
Status
Wreck salvaged, 1962–1963; on display at the National Civil War Naval Museum, Columbus, Georgia
General characteristics
Type
Casemate ironclad
Tonnage
1,250 tons
Length
223 ft 6 in (68.1 m)
Beam
59 ft (18 m)
Draft
8 ft (2.4 m)
Installed power
4 × boilers
Propulsion
2 × propellers; 2 × direct-acting steam engines
Armament
4 × 7 in (178 mm) Brooke rifles
2 × 6.4 in (163 mm) Brooke rifles
Armor
Casemate: 4 in (102 mm)
CSS Muscogee and Chattahoochee
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.
70000212
Added to NRHP
May 13, 1970
CSS Muscogee was an casemate ironclad built in Columbus, Georgia for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Her original paddle configuration was judged a failure when she could not be launched on the first attempt in 1864. She had to be rebuilt to use dual propeller propulsion. Later renamed CSS Jackson and armed with four 7-inch (178 mm) and two 6.4-inch (163 mm) cannons. She was captured while still fitting out and was set ablaze by Union troops in April 1865. Her wreck was salvaged in 1962–1963 and turned over to the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus for display. The ironclad's remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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Global Information
Confederate States of America