CSS Virginia
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| Launched | February 17, 1862 |
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| Length | 84 m |
| Armor | Belt: 1–3 in (25–76 mm); Deck: 1 in (25 mm); Casemate: 4 in (102 mm) |
| Fate | scuttled |
| Installed power | 1,200 ihp (890 kW) |
| Speed | 5–6 knots (9. 3–11. 1 km/h; 5. 8–6. 9 mph) |
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| ID | 2422382 |
About CSS Virginia
CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War; she was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the raised and cut down original lower hull and engines of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack.
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