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The Confederate blockade runner CSS Florida, was built at Greenpoint, New York in 1859. Considered for service as a gunboat three times during the American
CSS_Florida_(blockade_runner)
List of ships with the same or similar names
States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state: The blockade runner CSS Florida (blockade runner) was commissioned in January
CSS_Florida
Seagoing steam ships
During the American Civil War, blockade runners were used to get supplies through the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America that extended
Blockade runners of the American Civil War
Blockade_runners_of_the_American_Civil_War
Naval blockade of the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War
of blockade runners. In May 1865, CSS Lark became the last Confederate ship to slip out of a Southern port and successfully evade the Union blockade when
Union_blockade
Gunboat of the United States Navy
West, Florida, to join the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. Meanwhile, during the time Adela was being prepared for active service, CSS Florida and CSS Clarence
USS_Adela
privateer Jefferson Davis July 6, 1861 CSS Segar CSS Smith CSS W. R. Miles List of ironclads Blockade runners of the American Civil War Commerce raiding
List of ships of the Confederate States Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Confederate_States_Navy
Confederacy commissioned privateers and used neutral ships as runners against the Union blockade of its ports. The Lincoln administration attempted to join
Diplomacy of the American Civil War
Diplomacy_of_the_American_Civil_War
Confederate States Navy ship
CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy. She was built in Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool
CSS_Alabama
US Navy gunboat
schooner, William Mallory, for five hours before finally capturing the blockade runner late in the day. In April, she began another period of repairs that
USS_Water_Witch_(1851)
American nonprofit organization
runner Rattlesnake, a Confederate blockade runner HMS Resolution CSS Richmond Ruby, a Confederate blockade runner SMS S35, a German destroyer sunk during
National Underwater and Marine Agency
National_Underwater_and_Marine_Agency
The CSS Colonel Lamb was a twin Confederate blockade runner of the CSS Hope who participated in the American Civil War. The CSS Colonel Lamb had a length
CSS_Colonel_Lamb
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Hudson was built in Florida in 1859 at Greenpoint, New York. She was taken into the Confederate States Navy in 1862 as CSS Florida. Hendrick Hudson was
USS_Hendrick_Hudson
Sloop-of-war of the United States Navy
ironclad rams CSS Chicora and CSS Palmetto State slipped out of the main ship channel of Charleston Harbor to attack the Union blockading fleet in the
USS_Housatonic_(1861)
Sidewheel steamship
seized for use as a Confederate blockade runner as the CSS Tennessee in 1861, although she was never able to escape blockade of the New Orleans harbor. After
SS_Republic_(1853)
Unrecognized state in North America (1861–1865)
land side in December 1864. The British blockade runner Fingal was purchased and converted to the ironclad CSS Atlanta. It made two sorties, was captured
Confederate_States_of_America
Union Navy ship
Union blockade of the ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America. During an engagement with the disguised Confederate commerce raider, CSS Alabama
USS_Hatteras_(1861)
First ironclad warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
British blockade runner City of Richmond, taking on supplies and ammunition, as well as more crewmen, from CSS Rappahannock and CSS Florida. During this
Japanese_ironclad_Kōtetsu
Action of the American Civil War
efforts to break the Union blockade at Savannah extended the modern era armored warships with ironclads CSS Atlanta (1862) and CSS Savannah (1863). To elaborate
Siege_of_Fort_Pulaski
Confederate diplomat and spy during the American Civil War
of other warships and blockade runners for the Confederacy, including the purchase of the Sea King, which was renamed the CSS Shenandoah. Bulloch instructed
James_Dunwoody_Bulloch
damaged CSS Sumter to leave port within 48 hours and take refuge in Gibraltar, where it was sold to the British, repaired, and reused as a blockade runner. In
Spain and the American Civil War
Spain_and_the_American_Civil_War
Officer in the Confederate States Navy
he was given command of the blockade runner CSS Owl. On October 3, Owl escaped to sea from Wilmington; the blockaders wounded her captain and several
John Newland Maffitt (privateer)
John_Newland_Maffitt_(privateer)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
take Adela off the Bahamas, and on the 24th blockade runner Orion at Champeche Bank, south of Key West, Florida. Mercury struck to the sidewheeler off Charleston
USS_Quaker_City
Confederate Navy cruiser and steamer
CSS Olustee after the Battle of Olustee in northern Florida and placed under the command of Lt. W. H. Ward, CSN. The Olustee ran through the blockade
CSS_Tallahassee
under the name CSS Stono until she was wrecked on the breakwater near Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, while attempting to run the blockade with a load of
USS_Isaac_Smith
Confederate officer (1826–1873)
health, Fry was placed in command of the government blockade runner Eugenie. This vessel ran the blockade several times between March and October of 1863
Joseph_Fry_(captain)
Topics referred to by the same term
establishment USS Owl, the name of two American ships CSS Owl, a Confederate States Navy blockade runner in the American Civil War Curtiss O-52 Owl, an American
Owl_(disambiguation)
Confederate States Navy gunboat
the blockade imposed by the United States Navy on Apalachicola Bay, which prevented most sea-borne commerce from reaching Apalachicola, Florida, Columbus
CSS_Chattahoochee
Gunboat of the United States Navy
the bar to safety. On 25 September, while chasing and firing on blockade runner CSS Lynx, Howquah was caught in a cross fire from Fort Fisher and from
USS_Howquah
Sloop-of-war of the United States Navy
England, under orders to capture or sink the cruiser CSS Nashville. Nashville had run the Union blockade on 21 October and docked at Southampton after crossing
USS_Tuscarora
Thompson, with assistance from William Ross Postell, a Confederate blockade runner, published an editorial championing a design featuring the battle flag
Flags of the Confederate States of America
Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
Naval battle of the American Civil War
raider CSS Florida through the blockade into Mobile Bay on September 4, 1862; this was followed by her later escape through the same blockade on January
Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
Military unit
warfare. CSS Alabama's crew was mostly from Liverpool, and the cruiser never once dropped anchor in a Confederate port, though she sank a blockading Union
Confederate_States_Navy
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Confederate commerce raiders CSS Alabama and CSS Florida. During the ensuing year she captured nine Confederate and British blockade runners. On 11 September 1863
USS_Octorara_(1861)
Warship
CSS Chickamauga, originally the blockade runner Edith, was purchased by the Confederate States Navy at Wilmington, North Carolina, in September 1864.
CSS_Chickamauga
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
blockade of Mobile early in May 1864 to prevent the escape of the Confederate ram CSS Tennessee. During the summer of 1864 she served in the blockade
USS_Lackawanna_(1862)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
R. Goldsborough in command. Florida stood out of New York Harbor on 19 October 1861 to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in patrolling the coasts
USS_Florida_(1850)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Carolina, where the blockade runner had gone aground and discharged much of her cargo. The Federal double-ender, later aided by USS Florida, tried for three
USS_Sassacus_(1862)
Military operations near the coastal areas of the Southeastern United States
concentrated on capturing Charleston, due both to its role as a port for blockade runners and to its symbolic role as the starting place of the war. One of the
Lower seaboard theater of the American Civil War
Lower_seaboard_theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
Gunboat of the United States Navy
of cotton. About dawn on the 25th, USS Santiago de Cuba sighted the blockade runner some 90 miles east northeast of Eleuthera Island. Britannia attempted
USS_Britannia
American Civil War vessel
CSS Owl was a blockade runner in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. It was built by Jones Quiggen, a ship builder in Liverpool
CSS_Owl
Racing yacht; 1st winner of the America's Cup
launched colored signal flares to alert the rest of the fleet. The runner proved to be the CSS Georgiana, which was described as the most powerful Confederate
America_(yacht)
US-UK disagreement over naval affairs
transferred to the Confederate States Navy. Upon transfer, it was commissioned CSS Florida. British Royal Navy Admiral George Willes Watson (1827–1897) aided the
Alabama_Claims
Screw frigate in the US Navy famous for her role in the Trent Affair of 1861
Gulf Blockading Squadron as flagship. However, soon after she began this duty, word reached Key West that CSS Florida had escaped through the blockade from
USS_San_Jacinto_(1850)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
January 1862, and put into service as a Confederate government operated blockade runner; captured by U.S. forces at New Orleans 25 April 1862; and commissioned
USS_Mobile_(1862)
US Navy screw frigates (1860s–1880s)
were not armed until they reached Portugal. Among these ships were CSS Alabama, Florida, and Alexandra, which wreaked havoc on Union shipping; Alabama alone
Java-class_frigate_(1863)
American screw sloops
were not armed until they reached Portugal. Among these ships were CSS Alabama, Florida, and Alexandra, which wreaked havoc on Union shipping; Alabama alone
Contoocook-class_sloop
captured, raised, and sold. CSS Lady Sterling | Confederate States Navy | 28 October 1864 Confederate blockade runner CSS Lady Stirling, built by James
List of ships captured in the 19th century
List_of_ships_captured_in_the_19th_century
1863 Canonicus-class monitor
Atlantic Blockading Squadron at Charleston, South Carolina, after the capture of Fort Fisher in January, and helped to capture one blockade runner. She was
USS_Canonicus_(1863)
Court House, by General Robert E. Lee and concluded with the surrender of CSS Shenandoah on November 6, 1865, bringing the hostilities of the American
Conclusion of the American Civil War
Conclusion_of_the_American_Civil_War
American Civil War naval vessel
hunt for CSS Alabama in October 1862 and CSS Tacony in June 1863. Sabine returned to New York for blockade duty with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
USS_Sabine_(1855)
Sidewheel steamer
by the Governor of Louisiana, Thomas Overton Moore, and served as a blockade runner before being selected for use by the Confederate Army. After transferring
CSS_Oregon
American explorer (1798–1877)
capture of blockade runners, he drew criticism for failing in his primary task: the capture of the commerce raiders CSS Alabama and CSS Florida. He also
Charles_Wilkes
Union blockading squadron at sea. On May 6 Raleigh emerged from the Cape Fear River and stood out to the Atlantic, accompanied by CSS Yadkin and CSS Equator
CSS_Raleigh_(1864)
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
challenge the Union blockade. The Confederacy purchased warships from commercial shipbuilders in Britain, with the most famous being the CSS Alabama, which
American_Civil_War
Gunboat of the United States Navy
battle with the ironclad CSS Arkansas. After repairs at Philadelphia from August–October 1862, Wissahickon joined the blockade of the coasts of South Carolina
USS_Wissahickon_(1861)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
British blockade runner Dolphin between Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Island on 25 March. However, all efforts to track down Alabama and Florida failed;
USS_Wachusett_(1861)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
to raise the blockade made during the foggy early morning hours of 31 January by the newly completed Confederate rams CSS Chicora and CSS Palmetto State
USS_Unadilla_(1861)
United States and Confederate Army naval officer (fl. 1839–1852)
Europe in spring 1863. He assumed command of the Confederate raider CSS Florida in September 1863, relieving the ailing John Newland Maffitt, and oversaw
Joseph_Nicholson_Barney
Gunboat of the United States Navy
at St. Vincent Island, Florida on 21 March. She and Sagamore captured Apalachicola on 3 April. Mercedita captured blockade runner Bermuda on 27 April and
USS_Mercedita
United States Navy during the American Civil War
missions of the Union navy were: Maintain the blockade of Confederate ports by restraining all blockade runners; declared by President Lincoln on April 19
Union_navy
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Charleston. On 12 March, with four other Union ships, she captured blockade runner Emily St. Pierre of Charleston attempting to slip into Charleston Harbor
USS_Onward_(1852)
Confederate naval officer (1809–1877)
the cruiser/commerce raider CSS Sumter. In June 1861, Semmes, in Sumter, outran USS Brooklyn, breaching the Union blockade of New Orleans, and then launched
Raphael_Semmes
U.S. gunboat
would capture or bring about the destruction of a total of eighteen blockade runners during the war. In the postwar period, De Soto continued to serve with
USS_De_Soto_(1859)
Gunboat during the American Civil War that sank off the Bahamas
Atlantic Blockading Squadron. The next day, a report reached Washington, D.C., that another British-built cruiser – later known as the CSS Alabama –
USS_Adirondack_(1862)
Steamer in the Confederate States Navy
with the gunboat CSS Florida, Pamlico was involved in an attempt to board the steamer USS Montgomery, which was part of the Union blockade, on December 4
CSS_Pamlico
American military ship
Pensacola, Florida on 20 May for blockade duty off Mobile, Alabama, during which she shelled Fort Morgan and fired upon various blockade runners as they
USS_Galena_(1862)
American cotton merchant
the most notorious Confederate vessels in service: the CSS Alabama, CSS Florida, and the CSS Shenandoah. Not eligible for amnesty in the United States
Charles_K._Prioleau
Ship authorized to attack by the Confederate States of America
to commissioned Confederate Navy commerce raiders such as the CSS Alabama and CSS Florida. The Civil War was the last time a belligerent power seriously
Confederate_privateer
Gunboat of the United States Navy
arms and to assist side-wheel, blockade runner CSS Tennessee to escape through the blockade. When the Gulf Blockading Squadron was split 20 January 1862
USS_Itasca_(1861)
American side-wheel steamer gunboat
Island. On May 10 Porter, who had remained off Mobile on blockade duty, reoccupied Pensacola, Florida after it bad been burned and abandoned by Confederate
USS_Miami_(1861)
Confederate steamboat
(Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1989), p. 212 The Blockade Runners, by Dave Horner, (Florida Classics Library, Port Salerno, FL, 1992), Chapter 14
SS_Georgiana
Gunboat of the United States Navy
capturing the ship CSS Admiral there on the 12th. For the rest of 1861 and most of 1862, Alabama continued to enforce the blockade. In February–March
USS_Alabama_(1850)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
blockade runner named Eugenie, the ship was captured off Mobile Bay on 6 May 1863 by USS R. R. Cuyler. She was purchased from the Key West, Florida,
USS_Glasgow
Gunboat of the United States Navy
January, the Confederate ironclads CSS Chicora and Palmetto State steamed out of Charleston and attacked the Union blockading fleet. Palmetto State rammed and
USS_Augusta_(1853)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
to slip out of Mobile, informed their sister blockaders of the fact, and headed for the blockade runner. In response to their signals, the steam sloop
USS_Aroostook_(1861)
Paddle steamer built in 1864
steamship built in 1864, during the American Civil War for use as a blockade runner for the Confederate States of America. She sank in Liverpool Bay in
PS_Lelia
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Monroe she departed from there 18 October 1862 on a cruise in search of CSS Florida which took her to the Azores; Algeciras and Cádiz, Spain; Gibraltar;
USS_Chippewa_(1861)
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
searching for Confederate shipping, capturing British blockade runner Arrow off Fernandina, Florida on 25 February 1862. In company with sloop Pocahontas
USS_Mohican_(1859)
American naval officer and writer
and given command of the steam-sloop Oneida blockading Mobile Bay. When the Confederate cruiser CSS Florida eluded him, Preble was dismissed from the Navy
George_Henry_Preble
Gunboat of the United States Navy
by a noted blockade runner of Galveston, John Davisson; was reportedly laden with cotton and awaiting a chance to slip through the blockade. However, no
USS_Sachem_(1861)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Florida waters. She had been built in 1861 in Glasgow, Scotland as the Clyde passenger steamer Neptune, but sold in 1863 to become a blockade runner,
USS_Clyde_(1863)
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
coast as well as the Gulf Coast of the United States in intercepting blockade runners. Brooklyn also served gallantly attacking Confederate forts and other
USS_Brooklyn_(1858)
American sidewheel steamer
effectively to blockade Confederate ports on the Atlantic coast. She participated in the capture or destruction of 17 blockade runners. In addition to
USS_Keystone_State_(1853)
the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America, and on 14 November 1863 she captured the schooner George Chisholm, a blockade runner with a cargo
USS_Dai_Ching
June 9, 1861, he captured the British blockade runner Perthshire with a cargo of cotton near Pensacola, Florida. He also took part in the battles for
Melancton_Smith_(admiral)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
1863 and assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. En route south, she captured the Confederate steamer CSS Charleston on 11 July. On 11 September
USS_Seminole_(1859)
Hurricane. CSS Bendigo Confederate States Navy January 1864 Iron-hulled sidewheel blockade runner; ran aground in Lockwood's Folly Inlet. CSS Black Warrior
List of shipwrecks of North Carolina
List_of_shipwrecks_of_North_Carolina
Merchant steamship
from the British consul and was renamed Caroline. She served as a blockade runner for the Confederate States of America operating from New Orleans and
USS_Arizona_(1858)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
cooling, sailed on 1 May for waters off the coast of Cuba to seek blockade runners. On 4 May, she captured screw steamer Circassian flying British colors
USS_Somerset_(1862)
US Navy steam frigates
in the development of its navy. Shipyards in Liverpool constructed blockade runners and privateers for the Confederates, exploiting a legal loophole by
Wampanoag-class_frigate
United States and Confederate naval officer (1815–1883)
Clifford Anderson grave marker USS Constitution Blockade Runners of the American Civil War Fingal/CSS Atlanta/USS Atlanta Old Fort Jackson Chatham Artillery
Edward_Clifford_Anderson
Gunboat of the United States Navy
struggle with CSS Tennessee which finally forced the well fought, heavy southern ironclad ram to surrender. In September Ossipee returned to blockade duty off
USS_Ossipee_(1861)
the blockade of Texas, where Lewis led her in an engagement with a Confederate artillery battery at Velasco, in the capture of two blockade runners, and
Robert_F._R._Lewis
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Welles reassigned Amanda to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron on 27 March 1862. She reached Key West, Florida, on the night of 18–19 April and promptly
USS_Amanda
Gunboat of the United States Navy
for employment as a blockade runner during the American Civil War. She was captured by Union Navy forces during the Union blockade of the Confederate States
USS_Aries_(1863)
Sandy Hook pilot boat
Hook Pilots. She was captured and burned by the Confederate raiding steamer CSS Tallahassee during the American Civil War. A second William Bell was constructed
William_Bell,_No._24
Brig in the United States Navy
celebrated commanding officer of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama), was blockading Veracruz when the Mexican schooner Criolla slipped into that
USS_Somers_(1842)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
American Civil War and outfitted as a gunboat and assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. She also served as a tugboat and
USS_General_Putnam_(1857)
American Civil War-era navy ship
the Charleston area; she sent a volunteer crew to take possession of blockade runner Deer. After a stay at Port Royal, she returned to Hampton Roads 15
Miantonomoh-class_monitor
Gunboat of the United States Navy
was sent to blockade the entrance to Wassaw Sound. Being of light draft, Henry Andrew was especially valuable in stopping blockade runners and gaining
USS_Henry_Andrew
CSS FLORIDA-BLOCKADE-RUNNER
CSS FLORIDA-BLOCKADE-RUNNER
Female
English
Latin name derived from the word gloria, GLORIA means "glory."
Female
English
Short form of English Cissy, CISS means "blind."
Female
Esperanto
Esperanto name GLORINDA means "worthy of glory."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Florrie, FLORI means "flower."Â
Female
Hungarian
 Hungarian form of German Frieda, FRIDA means "peaceful ruler." Compare with another form of Frida.
Female
English
 Roman Latin name FLORA means "flower." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of flowers and spring. Compare with another form of Flora.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French, German, Latin, Spanish
Flowery; Flourishing; Blooming; Feast of Flowers
Female
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Elfreda, ELFRIDA means "elfin strength."
Girl/Female
French Latin
Flower.
Female
Spanish
Spanish pet form of Latin Lora, LORITA means "sorrowful."Â
Female
Gypsy/Romani
 Romani name perhaps derived from the Romanian word Floarea, FLORICA means "flower."Â
Female
Icelandic
 Scandinavian form of Icelandic FrÃða, FRIDA means "peace." Compare with another form of Frida.
Girl/Female
Australian, Italian, Spanish
Flower
Female
English
English short form of Latin Cassandra, CASS means "she who entangles men."Â
Female
English
English elaborated form of Roman Latin Flora, FLORINDA means "flower."
Female
English
Diminutive form of Latin Lora ("sorrowful"), LORINA means "little sorrowful one."
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Floriano, FLORIANA means "flower."
Female
English
Short form of English Cissy, CIS means "blind."
Girl/Female
French American Latin Spanish
Flower.
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Roman Latin Florian, FLORIN means "flower."
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Boy/Male
Arabic
Lake
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : either a variant spelling of Allen or from a derivative of the Norman female name Adelina, based on Germanic adal ‘noble’.Swedish : variant spelling of Ahlin.
Male
Finnish
Finnish name derived from the element ilma, ILMARINEN means "air." In mythology, this is the name of a sky god.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A Precious Jewel
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu
Origin; Birth Place
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Son of Parvati; Lord Ganesha
Boy/Male
Arabic
A Mighty Ruler
Boy/Male
Arabic, Chinese, Muslim
Competent; Well Disposed; One of the Ninety-nine Names of God; Who Creates
Boy/Male
Muslim
Equality
Girl/Female
Indian
Lord Shiva, Gentle
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v. t.
The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
adv.
In a florid manner.
n.
To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
n.
The musical setting of a gloria.
n.
One who writes a flora, or an account of plants.
a.
Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance.
imp. & p. p.
of Stockade
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Blockade
n.
The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
n. pl.
A subclass of algae including all the red or purplish seaweeds; the Rhodospermeae of many authors; -- so called from the rosy or florid color of most of the species.
v. t.
To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n.
imp. & p. p.
of Blockade
n.
A stockade.
n.
One who blockades.
v. t.
To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stockade
n.
A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.
n. & v.
See Stockade.
a.
Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence.