CSS Neuse Civil War Ironclad

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CSS Neuse

The CSS Neuse was a sister ship to the CSS Albemarle. The CSS Neuse was one of 22 ironclads commissioned by the Confederate navy. Having a wide, flat bottom, the vessel resembled a river barge. When completed, the twin-screw steamer was plated with iron armor and measured 158 feet long and 34 feet wide. Delays in construction, low water, and lack of ground support prevented the gunboat from entering combat below Kinston. When Union troops occupied Kinston in March 1865, the Neuse was burned by its crew, resulting in a large explosion in her port bow, which sank the vessel.

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CSS Neuse, Albemarle type. Destroyed to prevent capture in Neuse River near Kinston NC 14 Mar 1865. Wreck raised in 1964, on display at Kinston NC.

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