In 1988 a non-profit organization, the CSS Alabama Association, was founded to conduct scientific exploration of the shipwreck. Although the wreck is in French territorial waters, the …

Sep 29, 2025 · In 1862, John Laird Sons and Company of Liverpool, England built the screw sloop-of-war Alabama for the Confederate States of America. Launched as Enrica, the vessel …

Feb 7, 2024 · CSS Alabama Built in England and manned by an English crew with Confederate officers, the CSS Alabama was the most successful and notorious Confederate raiding vessel …

The history of the CSS Alabama, the premier Confederate commerce raider during the Civil War, as told by its executive officer.

Aug 21, 2021 · CSS Alabama, commanded by Captain Raphael Semmes, had spent nearly two years capturing and destroying 65 Northern merchant ships and whalers. There were seven …

Called a pirate ship, a privateer, or a Confederate commerce raider, she was the most successful ship of the Confederate States Navy in attacking the commerce of the United States on the …

The CSS Alabama was a Confederate Navy warship, specifically a screw sloop-of-war, commissioned during the American Civil War.

Jun 19, 2014 · Few ships during the Civil War carried the mystique of the infamous commerce raider CSS Alabama. The side-wheel steamer was the OO7 of ships, her sleek and elegant …

CSS Alabama , a 1050-ton screw steam sloop of war, was built at Birkenhead, England, for the Confederate Navy. After leaving England in the guise of a merchant ship, she rendezvoused at …

Nov 13, 2009 · In a spectacular battle, the Kearsarge bested and sank the Alabama. During its career, the Alabama captured 66 ships and was hunted by more than 20 Federal warships.