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Confederate Engineering Dept.
CED Towboat Seaboard
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Campaign Medal
Sidewheel Towboat:
Built at Philadelphia in 1859 as the wood towboat Seaboard
Launched, date unknown
Prior to the Civil War Seaboard operated in Hampton Roads, homeported at Norfolk, VA.
Acquired by Confederate military authorities in 1861 and turned her over to the Engineer Corps, CSA, for operation most of the war
Seaboard was captured by the Federal army and USS Lilac at the upper or Tree Hill bridge over the James below Richmond, 4 April 1865
As a prize of war, passing the obstructions at Drewry's Bluff, Seaboard hit a snag and had to be run aground to prevent her sinking in deep water, she was raised and sent to Norfolk for repairs
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 59 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
one steam engine
one boiler
two sidewheels
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Seaboard
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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Last Updated 15 July 2022