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CSS
Beaufort Lt. William H. Parker, Commanding |
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Part of the original North Carolina Navy, the CSS Beaufort escaped the fate of the “mosquito fleet” at the battle of Elizabeth City. Lt. Parker was ordered ashore with his crew to man the battery at Cobb’s Point shortly before the battle began. To prevent her capture, Parker sent the Beaufort to Norfolk via the Dismal Swamp Canal at the beginning of the battle. The Beaufort later fought in the Battle of Hampton Roads as a tender to the CSS Virginia. Transferred to the James River Squadron, she was captured by Union forces at the fall of Richmond in 1865. She was sold after the war and was redocumented as the Roanoke on 31 October 1865. Her rig was changed to that of a barge on 2 December 1878. |
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Original Name |
Caledonia |
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Tonnage |
85 64/95 tons |
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Rig |
Tugboat; iron-hulled screw propeller |
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Dimensions |
86’ x 17’6” x 6’11” |
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Built By |
Pusey & Jones |
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Location/Year |
Wilmington, Del., 1854 |
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Home Port |
Edenton, NC |
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Description |
1 deck, 1 mast, round stern, no figurehead |
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Engine/Boilers |
High-pressure engine |
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Owner(s) |
N.A. |
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Commissioned |
9 July 1861 |
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Armament |
1 – 32 pdr. |
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