CSS Palmetto State
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CSS[Note 1] Palmetto State was one of six Richmond class casemate ironclad rams built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed in 1862, she defended Charleston, South Carolina and was burnt in 1865 to prevent her capture by advancing Union troops.
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A wash drawing of Palmetto State by R. G. Skerrett | |
History | |
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Confederate States | |
Name | Palmetto State |
Namesake | Nickname of South Carolina |
Laid down | January 1862 |
Launched | September 1862 |
Commissioned | September 1862 |
Fate | Scuttled and burned, 18 February 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Richmond-class ironclad |
Length | |
Beam | 43 ft (13.1 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Installed power | 2 × fire-tube boilers |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 6–7 knots (11–13 km/h; 6.9–8.1 mph) |
Complement | 120 officers and men |
Armament |
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Armor | Casemate: 4 in (102 mm) |
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