Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-20

tho Florida TIL, value OF epa.ls
and cRrsoes taken by Semires Wa.
SG.bi7.609, which was only 10000 more
than the value OF those accounted
for by Waddcll.
Other Naidcrs Active.
other commerce raiders aid their
willie. =, O!ustee. 6: Calhoun. 3: Tai
!ahasse". % Georgia. .; JeT Davis.
): Ch!chamsuga. !. Retribut!on. =.
Boston. =, and Echo, >. The totaI
!os.. according to the Federal claims
made 10 tho Commission OF Geneva
was Sl7.aoO.633. OF which Great Rri-
tain was ordered TO pay SIS. 100000 as
the amage caused by vessels secured
by the Contcderacy from her citizens.
Captain J. u Bullock deserves tho
credit for purchasing the major par,
Of the Confederate raiders and al
most succeeded in getting several
ironclad rams for Tho South TN.
British. however. held up the sale
Of the ironclads and later seized the
vessels and sold them. the proceeds
being almost double the contract
price. Tho French likewise prevent
contracted for by agents OF ,hc Con-
telcraC!.
Vessels of Coufcdcrncy.
When the South seeded II took
over tho navy yards a, Norfolk and
Pensacola. The former was prob
ably the best In America. Dut was
used only for about a year when the
Confederate forces were compelled to
destroy IL The Norfolk navy ward
was partly destroyed 10y the North
before II was taken over. but a mum
Der of vessels were salvaged among
them being the Mcrrimac. which later
became the !ronciad Virginia The
armor for the Virginia was manu-
featured In Richmond and tn. 200
tons transported to Norfolk
Regular Confederate war vessels
were as follows:
Alabama, Atlanta Gronciad). Abe
mario tr"ncladp. AppomattoN. Archer
Arctic Gronclad), Arkansas liron-
ciadD. Baltic GroncladD. Beaufort
Bienvillc. Black Warrior BombsncIl
Caleb SushinS. Calhoun. Carondclct
Caleb Gushing. Calhoun. Caron,r!,t.
lesion Groncladp. Chattahoochi, Chi
cori fronclad), Clarence. Cotton. Cur
lew. brewery. Diana Edwards. Ellis.
Equator. Fanny, Fircfy. Florida. For
rest. Frederick sburg CronclaD
Gaines. Germantown Georgia Uron-
clad. Georgia. George Page. Harriet
Lane. Hampton. Huntrcss. Huntsville
tronclad), Indian Chief Ivy. Isen-
Olga. jackson. Kate Bruce. Lady
Davis. Lapwing. Livingston, Louisiana
Gronclad), McRac, Macon. Manassas
Uronclad). Manassas. Maurcpas. Mis-
souri, Uronclad. Mobile. Morgan
Morning Light. Muscogce Gronclad)
Nansemond. Nashville. Neusc Gron-
Clad), North Carolina Uronclad), Pal
metto State Gronciad). Henry. Ply
mouth. Polk, Phoenix (ironclan
Pontchartain, Queen of West Gron-
claD, Raleigh UrOnclad), Rappahan-
mock. Rcsolutc. Richmond Gronclad) i,
Roanoke. Savannah Gronciad). Samp-
son, Scabird. Selma. ST. Mary. Stone
Spray, Shenandoah. Stoncwall Gron-
clad), Sumter. Tacony, Tallahassee.
Talmico. Teaser. Tennessee tiron-
clad). Thomas jefferson. Torpedo.
Tuscaloosa. Virginia ircncladb. Nir-
Einia No. ironcladD. Velocity, Uncle
Ben. United States. Water Witch,
Winslow. Yadkin.
There were also three torpedo
launches at Richmond, the 1lornett.
Scorpian and Wasp and one torpedo
launch at Charleston. About twenty
rams were equipped by New Orleans
citizens for work on the Mississippi.
but they were never part OF the
regular navy.
Tho naval register OF Juno /, 1864.