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CSS Alabama, a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy. The vessel was built in Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool, England, by John Laird Sons and Company. Launched as Enrica, she was fitted out as a cruiser and commissioned as CSS Alabama on August 24, 1862.
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Dec 2, 2020 · On October 3, 1989 the United States and France signed an agreement that recognized CSS Alabama as an important heritage resource of both nations and established a joint French-American...
Feb 7, 2024 · The CSS Alabama was a Confederate raiding vessel that sank one Union warship and captured 65 others during the Civil War. It was built in England and manned by an English crew with Confederate officers, and it was a media sensation and a morale booster for the Confederacy. It was sunk by the Union Navy in 1864 after a brief engagement with the USS Kearsarge.
The history of the CSS Alabama, the premier Confederate commerce raider during the Civil War, as told by its executive officer.
CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool, England by John Laird Sons and Company.
