CSS Pamlico
| History | |
|---|---|
 Confederate States | |
| Name | Pamlico |
| Owner | Confederate States Navy |
| Completed | 1856 |
| Acquired | July 10, 1861 |
| Commissioned | September 2, 1861 |
| Fate | Burned by crew, April 25, 1862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sidewheel steamer |
| Displacement | 218 long tons (221 t) |
| Armament |
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CSS Pamlico was a
burned by her crew
on Lake Pontchartrain on April 25 to prevent capture.
Service history
Civilian service and conversion
A
First Lieutenant William G. Dozier.[10] On November 21, 1861, and February 27, 1862, she was reported to be armed with two cannons,[11] but she was also reported to have been armed with three 8-inch (20 cm) smoothbore cannons and a 6.4-inch (16 cm) Brooke rifle;[10] according to naval historian W. Craig Gaines this could represent the addition of two extra cannons rather than an inconsistency between sources.[1]
Military use
Ship Island
Pamlico entered active service immediately after her commissioning, patrolling
Ship Island.[16]
On March 25, 1862, Pamlico provided an escort for Oregon to the
ironclad CSS Louisiana.[23]
On April 24, Union ships passed the Confederate defenses at
Chalmette the next day, rendering New Orleans essentially indefensible.[24] Oregon was sunk as a blockship, but the wreck later prevented Pamlico, Arrow, Carondelet, and the gunboat CSS Bienville from escaping. The four Confederate vessels ferried Confederate troops from New Orleans across Lake Pontchartrain to Covington. Their cannons were removed and were sent to the defenses at Vicksburg, Mississippi.[25] Pamlico was burned by her crew on Lake Pontchartrain to prevent capture,[1] on April 25.[25]
References
- ^ a b c Gaines 2008, p. 71.
- ^ "Mandeville, Lewisburg, Madisonville and Covington". The Times-Picayune. July 5, 1861. p. 2.
- ^ Smith 2003, pp. 30–31.
- ^ Chatelain 2018, p. 174.
- ^ a b c "Pamlico". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Chatelain 2018, p. 177.
- ^ "Talk on Change". The New Orleans Crescent. Vol. XIV, no. 167. September 17, 1861. p. 2.
- ^ Chatelain 2020, p. 177.
- ^ Silverstone 1989, p. 231.
- ^ a b Chatelain 2018, pp. 177–178.
- ^ Official Records 1921, p. 262.
- ^ Chatelain 2018, pp. 179, 181.
- ^ a b Chatelain 2018, pp. 181–182.
- ^ Kane, Robert B. (August 1, 2016). "CSS Selma". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Chatelain 2018, pp. 182–183.
- ^ Chatelain 2018, pp. 183–184.
- ^ Chatelain 2020, pp. 188–189.
- ^ Chatelain 2020, p. 142.
- ^ Chatelain 2018, pp. 189–190.
- ^ a b Chatelain 2020, pp. 142–143.
- ^ "Carondelet". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Chatelain 2020, pp. 155–156.
- ^ Chatelain 2020, p. 171.
- ^ a b Chatelain 2020, pp. 170–171.
Sources
- Chatelain, Neil P. (2018). "The Confederacy's Lake Pontchartrain Naval Squadron: A Cooperative Defense of the Coastal Approaches to New Orleans, 1861-1862". Louisiana History. 59 (2): 167–195. JSTOR 26475479.
- Chatelain, Neil P. (2020). Defending the Arteries of Rebellion: Confederate Naval Operations in the Mississippi River Valley, 1861–1865. El Dorado Hills, California: Savas Beatie. ISBN 978-1-61121-510-6.
- Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861–1865. Washington, D.C.: Naval History Division. 1961.
- Gaines, W. Craig (2008). Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: ISBN 978-0-8071-3274-6.
- Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series 2. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1921.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1989). Warships of the Civil War Navies. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-783-6.
- Smith, Steven D. (2003) [2000]. "The Submarine H. L. Hunley: Confederate Innovation and Southern Icon". In Geier, Clarence R.; Potter, Stephen R. (eds.). Archaeological Perspectives on the American Civil War. University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-2651-2.
