CSS Columbia

For other ships with the same name, see USS Columbia.

CSS Columbia
History
Confederate States
NameColumbia
Laid down1864
LaunchedMarch 1864
Commissioned1864
Decommissioned15 June 1865
FateCaptured by Union forces 18 February 1865; sold 10 October 1867
General characteristics
Length216 ft (66 m)
Beam51 ft 4 in (15.65 m)
Draft13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Armament6 guns

CSS Columbia was an ironclad steamer ram in the Confederate States Navy and later in the United States Navy.

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