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History
Savannah published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1864
Confederate States
Name	Savannah
Namesake	Savannah, Georgia
Builder	H. F. Willink
Launched	1863
Commissioned	June 30, 1863
Decommissioned	December 21, 1864
Fate	Burned to prevent capture
General characteristics
Length	150 ft (46 m)
Beam	34 ft (10 m)
Draft	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Propulsion	steam engine
Speed	6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
Complement	180 officers and men
Armament	2 7" rifled cannons, 2 6.4" rifled cannons

An inaccurate depiction of *Savannah* published in *Harpers Weekly* in 1863

CSS Savannah was a Richmond-class casemate ironclad in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.

Savannah was built by H. F. Willink for the Confederacy at Savannah, Georgia, in 1863. On June 30, 1863 she was transferred to naval forces in the Savannah River under the command of Flag Officer William W. Hunter. Under Commander Robert F. Pinkney, she maintained her reputation as the most efficient vessel of the squadron and was kept ready for service.

She remained on the river and was burned by the Confederates on December 21, 1864 when the city of Savannah was threatened by the approach of General William T. Sherman.

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.
Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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Ironclad warships of the Confederate States Navy

List of ships of the Confederate States Navy

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1864
Shipwrecks	3 Jan: Grafton 10 Jan: USS Iron Age 15 Jan: Lottie Sleigh 1 Feb: USS Smith-Briggs 2 Feb: USS Underwriter 17 Feb: USS Housatonic 17 Feb: H. L. Hunley 22 Feb: USS Linden 27 Feb: Westward Ho! 6 Mar: USS Peterhoff 21 Mar: USS Clifton 28 Mar: USS Kingfisher 1 Apr: Maple Leaf 15 Apr: USS Eastport 15 Apr: Emma 18 Apr: Bombshell 19 Apr: USS Southfield 22 Apr: USS Petrel 26 Apr: Homer 30 Apr: Grecian 5 May: USS Covington 5 May: USS Signal 6 May: USS Commodore Jones 7 May: CSS Roanoke 7 May: USS Shawsheen 10 May: Invercauld 16 May: John Williams 17 May: Marchioness 22 May: USS Columbine 1 Jun: Daring 12 Jun: USS Lavender 14 Jun: USS Courier 19 Jun: CSS Alabama 19 Jun: Alvin Clark 24 Jun: USS Queen City 27 Jun: Mary Robinson 25 Jul: USS Undine 5 Aug: CSS Gaines 5 Aug: USS Philippi 5 Aug: USS Tecumseh 7 Aug: CSS Phoenix 8 Aug: USS Violet 11 Aug: James Funk 11 Aug: William Bell 12 Aug: Adriatic 31 Aug: Mary Bowers c. Aug: Houqua 3 Sep: USS Brandywine 23 Sep: USS Antelope 27 Sep: CSS North Carolina 7 Oct: USS Aster 27 Oct: CSS Albemarle 4 Nov: USS Elfin 4 Nov: USS Key West 4 Nov: USS Tawah 4 Nov: USS Undine 5 Nov: CSS Spray 11 Nov: USS Tulip 28 Nov: CSS Florida 7 Dec: USS Narcissus 9 Dec: USS Bazely 9 Dec: USS Otsego 12 Dec: CSS Resolute 14 Dec: HMS Bombay 19 Dec: CSS Water Witch 21 Dec: CSS Georgia 21 Dec: CSS Isondiga 21 Dec: CSS Savannah 24 Dec: USS Louisiana 30 Dec: USS Annie 30 Dec: USS Rattler c. Dec: J. M. Chapman c. Dec: USS Monarch Unkn: Carolina Unkn: Duke of Roxburgh
Other incidents	17 Feb: USS St. Clair 10 May: USS Mound City 9 Jun: John Bowes Jun: HMS Liverpool 14 Jul: HDMS Dannebrog 13 Aug: HMS Enterprise 24 Aug: SMS Grille Aug: HMS Urgent 1 Sep: Avalon 1 Sep: HMS Eclipse 5 Oct: Nubia 7 Oct: CSS Florida (Bahia incident) 20 Oct: HMS Eclipse 20 Oct: Snaefell Unkn: Kingfisher
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