SS Georgiana
The Georgiana was a steamer belonging to the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Reputed to be the "most powerful" cruiser in the Confederate fleet, she was never used in battle. On her maiden voyage from Scotland, where she was built, she encountered Union Navy ships engaged in a blockade of Charleston, South Carolina, and was heavily damaged before being scuttled by her captain. The wreck was discovered in 1965 and lies in the shallow waters of Charleston's harbor.
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SS Georgiana
The Georgiana was a steamer belonging to the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Reputed to be the "most powerful" cruiser in the Confederate fleet, she was never used in battle. On her maiden voyage from Scotland, where she was built, she encountered Union Navy ships engaged in a blockade of Charleston, South Carolina, and was heavily damaged before being scuttled by her captain. The wreck was discovered in 1965 and lies in the shallow waters of Charleston's harbor.
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Shipwreckdiscovered byE. Lee Spenceat
scuttled and burned, 19 March 1863
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Ship armament
reported as 2 heavy guns mounted on deck and "pierced for either fourteen or twenty guns"
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Lawrie Shipyard
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run aground to avoid capture by USSs Wissahickon and Housatonic
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never commissioned
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reported as 140 men
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Confederate States of America
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Was sunk on maiden voyage befo ...... powerful” Confederate cruiser.
iron hull, 3 bulkheads, figurehead of a demi-woman
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steam screw, variously reported , and capable of
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The Georgiana was a steamer be ...... waters of Charleston's harbor.
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