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CSS Old Savannah
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CSS Savannah
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Sidewheel Steamer:
Built as the steamer SS Everglade in 1856, at Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint, N.Y.
Purchased by the State of Georgia in early 1861, converted into a gunboat for coast defense
Commissioned CSS Savannah by the Confederate States Navy, circa 18 January 1861, LT. J. N. Maffitt, CSN
Attached to the squadron of Flag Officer J. Tattnall, CSN
5 and 6 November 1861, CSS Savannah in company with CSS Resolute, CSS Sampson, and CSS Lady Davis harassed Union forces preparing to attack Port Royal Sound, S.C.
Savannah assisted in the defense of Forts Walker and Beauregard, 7 November
In company with Resolute and CSS Sampson attacked Union vessels at the mouth of the Savannah River, 26 November 1861
Assisted in the attempted defense of Fort Pulaski on 10-11 April 1862
Reassigned as receiving ship at Savannah in 1862
Name changed to SS Oconee, 28 April 1863
In June SS Oconee loaded with cotton was dispatched to England to pay for much-needed supplies
Final Disposition, foundered in bad weather, 18 August 1863, a boat with four officers and 11 men was captured 2 days later; the remainder of her crew escaped
Specifications:
Displacement 406 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament one 32-pdrs
Propulsion steam
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
Commanding Officers
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| 01 | LT. Maffitt, John Newland | 12 November 1861 - ? |
| 02 | LT. Pelot, Thomas Postell | 16 September 1862 - ? |
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Last Updated 21 June 2013