From Wikipedia
The USS Port Royal a 209 foot-long, 805 ton steamboat, was commissioned April 26, 1863 and served with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron until the spring of 1863 when it was operating off the Florida Panhandle coast.
While with NABS it participated in the bombardment of Darling Bluff in Virginia and the attack on Kinston, NC.
On April 20, 1863, a landing party raided Apalachicola, Florida and captured cotton and ordinance. On May 24, 1863, another expedition from the Port Royal went up the Apalachicola River and captured the blockade-runner Fancy with a load of cotton, burned a ship repair facility and destroyed a barge.
From Florida Civil War author Dale Cox's December 16, 2009, Civil War Florida Blog.
Forty-one officers and men from the USS Port Royal boarded small boats under the command of Acting Master Edgar Van Slyck, May 23, 1863, and proceeded up the Apalachicola River to capture the sloop Fashion which was reportedly taking on cotton and intending to run the blockade.
They rowed an estimated 45 miles up the river and slipped past the Confederate Fort Gadsden at night, but didn't find the Fashion. However, returning downstream, they did find and capture the vessel without resistance. and took it downstream. They fired a shot at Fort Gadsden but received no return fire.
This set the CSS Chattahoochee off in pursuit which is when the boiler explosion took place.
An Interesting and Little Part of the War. --B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label CSS Chattahoochee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CSS Chattahoochee. Show all posts
Monday, August 23, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Major Accident on the CSS Chattahoochee
On May 27, 1863, while raising steam at Blountstown, Florida, an early hurricane swept in and hit the area and the Chattahoochee. A malfunctioning gauge and cold water entered an already hot boiler and vaporized immediately. It exploded through the pipes.
Sixteen men were scalded to death and many others were badly injured.
The remaining crew immediately sank the Chattahoochee to keep the magazine from exploding.
It was raised a few months later and towed to Columbus, Georgia, for repairs. On April 1865, it was burned to prevent capture and remained where it was for a hundred years until it was discovered during the search for the CSS Jackson.
An Accident the Confederate Navy Just Didn't Need. --Old B-Runner
Sixteen men were scalded to death and many others were badly injured.
The remaining crew immediately sank the Chattahoochee to keep the magazine from exploding.
It was raised a few months later and towed to Columbus, Georgia, for repairs. On April 1865, it was burned to prevent capture and remained where it was for a hundred years until it was discovered during the search for the CSS Jackson.
An Accident the Confederate Navy Just Didn't Need. --Old B-Runner
Saturday, August 14, 2010
CSS Chattahoochee
From Dale Cox's Jan. 10, 2010 Explore Southern History Blog.
A section of the stern of this wooden Confederate warship is now at the National Civil War Museum in Columbus, Georgia. The rest is still in the Chattahoochee River. It was commissioned Jan. 1, 1863, at the Confederate Naval Yard in Early County, Georgia and under the command of Lt. Catesby ap R. Jones who had commanded the CSS Virginia in its fight with the USS Monitor.
He brought a lot of the officers and men from the Virginia to his new command.
The Chattahoochee's armament: one 32-pdr. rifle, a 9-inch gun, four 32-pdr smoothbores. It had three retractable masts and two independently-operating steam-powered propulsion systems to navigate sharp river bends.
It was by far the most powerful warship operating in the in the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint river systems.
Not Much to look at Today, But Mighty Powerful in Its Day. --B-R'er
A section of the stern of this wooden Confederate warship is now at the National Civil War Museum in Columbus, Georgia. The rest is still in the Chattahoochee River. It was commissioned Jan. 1, 1863, at the Confederate Naval Yard in Early County, Georgia and under the command of Lt. Catesby ap R. Jones who had commanded the CSS Virginia in its fight with the USS Monitor.
He brought a lot of the officers and men from the Virginia to his new command.
The Chattahoochee's armament: one 32-pdr. rifle, a 9-inch gun, four 32-pdr smoothbores. It had three retractable masts and two independently-operating steam-powered propulsion systems to navigate sharp river bends.
It was by far the most powerful warship operating in the in the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint river systems.
Not Much to look at Today, But Mighty Powerful in Its Day. --B-R'er
Monday, December 28, 2009
Confederate Sailor Aboard the CSS Chattahoochee
Dale Cox's Civil War in Florida blog had an entry about Confederate sailor Lorenzo Coonrod who served aboard the CSS Chattahoochee. The Chattahoochee was commissioned January 1, 1863 at the Confederate Naval Yard at Saffold, Georgia, after taking eighteen months to build. It was the most powerful Confederate vessel to operate in Florida waters
Lt. Catesby ap R. Jones was the commander. He and several officers and men had been aboard the CSS Virginia in its famous battle against the USS Monitor in 1862.
Lorenzo Coonrod had been drafted into the Confederate Army but transferred to the Navy. The Chattahoochee took its maiden voyage on the Apalachicola River in January 1863. Coonrod was aboard when the terrible boiler explosion occurred at Blountstown May 27, 1863, during a hurricane, but Lorenzo was uninjured. Eighteen others, however, died.
He was later assigned to the squadron at Savannah, but became ill and spent most of the last year off duty. After the war, he lived in Jackson County and was one of three known former Chattahoochee crew members buried there.
I recommend Mr. Cox's blog which has much information on a state that is usually overlooked. http://civilwarflorida.blogspot.com
Confederate Brown Water Navy.
Lt. Catesby ap R. Jones was the commander. He and several officers and men had been aboard the CSS Virginia in its famous battle against the USS Monitor in 1862.
Lorenzo Coonrod had been drafted into the Confederate Army but transferred to the Navy. The Chattahoochee took its maiden voyage on the Apalachicola River in January 1863. Coonrod was aboard when the terrible boiler explosion occurred at Blountstown May 27, 1863, during a hurricane, but Lorenzo was uninjured. Eighteen others, however, died.
He was later assigned to the squadron at Savannah, but became ill and spent most of the last year off duty. After the war, he lived in Jackson County and was one of three known former Chattahoochee crew members buried there.
I recommend Mr. Cox's blog which has much information on a state that is usually overlooked. http://civilwarflorida.blogspot.com
Confederate Brown Water Navy.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Memorial to CSS Chattahoochee Sailors
Dale Cox, in his Civil War Florida blog had an entry about the monument to the Confederate sailors who died aboard the CSS Chattahoochee in the boiler explosion on May 27, 1863.
The memorial is located near Blountstown, Florida just off the shoulder of the road one block south of the main entrance to the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee.
The Chattahoochee was on its way down the Apalachicola River to confront a Union Navy raid along the coast. After docking for the night, the boiler exploded the next morning while getting underway and 18 sailors were killed or later died from injuries.
The dead were carried by steamboat to Chattahoochee and were buried not far from the arsenal complex. The location of the cemetery was lost over time, but discovered a few decades ago during a construction project.
The Chattahoochee was raised and repaired. It was plagued by engine problems throughout its career. It was later sunk to prevent capture when Columbus, Georgia fell.
http://civilwarflorida.blogspot.com
I saw that Catesby ap Roger Jones was commander of the Chattahoochee from July 1862 to February 4, 1863. He was the executive officer of the CSS Virginia and took over temporary command after Captain Franklin Buchanan was wounded in its fight against the USS Monitor.
Don't Go Near the Boiler. --Old B-Runner
The memorial is located near Blountstown, Florida just off the shoulder of the road one block south of the main entrance to the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee.
The Chattahoochee was on its way down the Apalachicola River to confront a Union Navy raid along the coast. After docking for the night, the boiler exploded the next morning while getting underway and 18 sailors were killed or later died from injuries.
The dead were carried by steamboat to Chattahoochee and were buried not far from the arsenal complex. The location of the cemetery was lost over time, but discovered a few decades ago during a construction project.
The Chattahoochee was raised and repaired. It was plagued by engine problems throughout its career. It was later sunk to prevent capture when Columbus, Georgia fell.
http://civilwarflorida.blogspot.com
I saw that Catesby ap Roger Jones was commander of the Chattahoochee from July 1862 to February 4, 1863. He was the executive officer of the CSS Virginia and took over temporary command after Captain Franklin Buchanan was wounded in its fight against the USS Monitor.
Don't Go Near the Boiler. --Old B-Runner
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
CSS Chattahoochee
Dale Cox's Civil War Florida blog had a picture and account of the historic Gregory home on the Apalachicola River. Today, it is in the Torreya State Park.
During the Civil War, Confederate army and naval officers often visited the home. The CSS Chattahoochee passed by it several times and some of the wounded from the 1863 explosion were taken here.
The Chattahoochee was built at Saffold, Georgia in 1863 and was plagued by mechanical failures throughout her service. On May 27, 1863, there was a boiler that killed 18 and wounded many others. At the time, she was on her way to help retake the CSS Fashion which had been captured by Union forces.
When the Confederates abandoned the Apalachicola River in December 1864, the Chattahoochee moved to its namesake river and was scuttled near Columbus, Georgia when Union forces approached.
Her remains were found in 1863 and part of them can be seen at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus. She carried an armament of six cannons.
http://civilwarflorida.blogspot.com
The Old B-R'er
During the Civil War, Confederate army and naval officers often visited the home. The CSS Chattahoochee passed by it several times and some of the wounded from the 1863 explosion were taken here.
The Chattahoochee was built at Saffold, Georgia in 1863 and was plagued by mechanical failures throughout her service. On May 27, 1863, there was a boiler that killed 18 and wounded many others. At the time, she was on her way to help retake the CSS Fashion which had been captured by Union forces.
When the Confederates abandoned the Apalachicola River in December 1864, the Chattahoochee moved to its namesake river and was scuttled near Columbus, Georgia when Union forces approached.
Her remains were found in 1863 and part of them can be seen at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus. She carried an armament of six cannons.
http://civilwarflorida.blogspot.com
The Old B-R'er
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