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CSS Forrest |
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Commanders: Lt. James W. Cooke |
Lt. James L. Hoole |
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Original Name: J. A. Smith |
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Tonnage: 109 5/95 tons |
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Rig: Wood hull screw steamer |
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Dimensions: 93’6” x 17’5” x 7’2” |
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Built By: Morgan L. Taylor |
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Location/Year: West Troy, NY,
1855 |
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Home Port: Norfolk, VA
(enrollment #8 – 29 Feb. 1856) |
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Description: 1 deck, no mast,
round stern, no figurehead |
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Engine/Boilers: Converted to
high-pressure steam, 1856 |
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Commissioned: 27 July 1861 |
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Armament: 1 – 32 pdr. |
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Service Record
· Originally part of the North Carolina Navy; sold to the Confederacy · Defense of Roanoke Island, 7-8 February 1862 · Burned to prevent capture in Elizabeth City, NC, 10 February 1862 |
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Originally named the CSS
Weldon N. Edwards, the CSS Forrest was part of the North Carolina
Navy prior to North Carolina joining the Confederacy. Her propeller shaft
became displaced during the battle of Roanoke Island and she was towed to
Elizabeth City for repairs. She was burned on the ways of the shipyard to
prevent her capture during the battle of Elizabeth City on 10 February 1862. |
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