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CSS Florida
At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state: * The blockade runner was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became * The cruiser was commissioned in August 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in Bahia, Brazil in October 1864 * The gunboat was named CSS Florida prior to July 1862.
Article summary
At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state: * The blockade runner was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became * The cruiser was commissioned in August 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in Bahia, Brazil in October 1864 * The gunboat was named CSS Florida prior to July 1862.
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