CSS Florida
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At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy
were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state
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Confederate States Navy
The Confederate States Navy was the naval branch of the Confederate States armed forces established by an act of the Confederate Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the American Civil War...
were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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- 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.