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 CSS Texas (1865)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Medal
Iron-clad Ram:
  • Laid down in 1864 at Richmond, VA.
  • Launched in January 1865
  • Left unfinished but intact in an outfitting berth at the Richmond Navy Yard
  • Captured when Richmond fell fell, 4 April 1865
  • Taken into the United States Navy, but saw no service
  • Texas was laid up at Norfolk until 15 October 1867 when she was sold at Norfolk to J. N. Leonard
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 217'
    Beam 48' 6"
    Depth of Hold 13'
    Draft 13' 6"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 50
    Armament
    four pivot guns
    two broadside guns
    Propulsion
    two steam engines
    twin propellers
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    Texas 242k Colored machinery arrangement plan of CSS Texas, including a cross-section through the boilers. The ship was launched in January 1865 at the C.S. Naval Works, Richmond, VA., but was not completed. Prior to its acquisition by the National Archives, this drawing was in the files of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair. The original is plan # 81-12-2H in Record Group 19 at the U.S. National Archives.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 76388    		 Robert Hurst
    Texas 184k A 6.4 in Brooke Single-Banded Rifled Gun. Colored plan of a gun and mounting intended for the Confederate ironclad CSS Texas, which was launched in January 1865 at Richmond, Virginia, but not completed. Inscribed in the lower left of the drawing is: "Arranged and executed under the direction of George T. Grey (?) Supdt. and Constr. of Naval Gun Carriages, Naval Ordnance Works. Gun Carriage Dept., Richmond, Va., 1864." Prior to its acquisition by the National Archives, this drawing was in the files of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair. The original is plan # 81-12-22 in Record Group 19 at the U.S. National Archives.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 76389    		 Robert Hurst
    Texas 129k Vector drawings of CSS Texas.
    Courtesy The-Blueprints.com    		 Tommy Trampp
    Texas 43k Scale mode of CSS / USS Texas Specifications:
    General
    Length: 20 ft.
    Width: 4 ft. 10.5 in.
    Height: 2 ft. 3 in.
    GW: 1,000 lbs.

    Propulsion
    Engine: 1 - 12V Electric
    Batteries: 2 - Lead Acid

    Cabin
    Capacity: 1 Pilot/Tourist
    Courtesy Civil War Ironclad Association

    		 Tommy Trampp
    CSS Texas
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Wikipedia - CSS Texas (1865)
    The Evolution of the Ironclad CSS Texas
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