CSS Huntsville

Sketch of CSS Huntsville, Mobile, Alabama, 1864
History
Confederate States
NameHuntsville
NamesakeHuntsville, Alabama
OrderedMay 1, 1862
BuilderConfederate Naval Works at Selma
LaunchedFebruary 7, 1863
CompletedAugust 1, 1863
Out of serviceApril 12, 1865
FateScuttled in Spanish River to prevent capture
General characteristics
Length150 or 152 ft (45.7 or 46.3 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Draught7 ft (2.1 m)
PropulsionSteam
Speed4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Complement40
Armament

CSS Huntsville was a Confederate ironclad floating battery built at Selma, Alabama, from 1862 to 1863 during the American Civil War.