:::: American Civil War Vessels - CONFEDERATE
Atlanta
Code - AC53
£1.75
Description - C.S.S. ATLANTA AC53
Confederate Ironclad converted from Blockade
Runner Fingal in 1861/62. Captured by U.S.N.
in 1863 and recommissioned in U.S.N. 1864.
Sold to Haiti 1869 and lost at sea December 1869.
Dimensions 204 x 41 x 15 Ύ
Tonnage 1,006 tons
Armament 2 x 7 Rifles, 2 x 6.4 Rifles
1 Spar Torpedo
Armour 4 casemate, ½ Deck
Speed 8 knots