The Arkansas-class ironclads were a class of two casemate ironclads ordered by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 to operate in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.[1]
Ships
| Ship name | Builder[1] | Laid down[1] | Launched[1] | Commissioned[1] | Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSS Arkansas | John T. Shirley, Memphis, Tennessee | October 1861 | 22 April 1862 | 26 May 1862 | Destroyed to prevent capture, 6 August 1862 |
| CSS Tennessee | — | Burned to prevent capture, 5 June 1862 | |||
Notes
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
References
Bibliography
- Bisbee, Saxon T. (2018). Engines of Rebellion: Confederate Ironclads and Steam Engineering in the American Civil War. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-81731-986-1.
- Canney, Donald L. (2015). The Confederate Steam Navy 1861-1865. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7643-4824-2.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). Civil War Navies 1855–1883. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-97870-X.
- Still, William N. Jr. (1985) [1971]. Iron Afloat: The Story of the Confederate Armorclads. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 0-87249-454-3.
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