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Fredericksburg
The second ironclad to be completed in Richmond, she was built along the same lines as most other Confederate ironclads. She took part in the battle of |Trent's Reach and was the only Confederate ironclad not to run aground. She was finally blown up during the evacuation of Richmond.
| Type | Ironclad Ram | Draught | 9' 6" |
| Length | 170' | Speed | 5 knots |
| Beam | 40' 3"' | Crew | 150 |
| Armour | 4" iron | ||
| Armament | Ram Bows 7" Brooke Rifle on Bow Pivot 2 x 6.4" Brooke Rifles in Broadside Ports 1 x 10" Brooke Smoothbore on Stern Pivot |
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| Vessel Name | Configuration | Draught | Size | HDP | Targeting | Max Speed | Manoeuvre | ||||||
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| CSS Fredericksburg | Casemate | Medium | Med | 34 | C/E | Medium | Average | ||||||
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| Casemate | Hull | Deck | P/H | Turret | Stack | Rudder | Wheels | ||||||
| B | B/S | S | B | B/S | S | Armour | SDP | Armour | WDP | ||||
| M | M | M | H | H | H | L | H | - | U | 10 | M | - | - |
| Ram ? | Guns | ||||||||||||
| Yes | FGP-HR, PGF-MR, SGF-MR, SGP-HSB | ||||||||||||
| Flotation Points | Date in Service | Model Supplied By | |||||||||||
| 9 | ? | Thoroughbred (1/600th) TS45 | |||||||||||
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If you have any questions please contact me at
sotw@canis-publ.demon.co.uk.