CSS Jamestown

Scuttled

Type	Gunboat
War	American Civil War
Main guns	2 guns

Paddle steamer of the James River Squadron. Sunk as a blockship at Drewry's Bluff in May 1862 to stop Union ships reaching Richmond.

CSS Jamestown capturing merchant vessels in Hampton Roads, April 11, 1862 Originally published in en:Harper's Weekly in 1862 From the en:public domain U.S. Naval Historical Center. Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

2 guns

Launched	1853
Commissioned	July 1861
Displacement	1300 tons
Length	250 ft (76 m)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

1853

Battle of Hampton Roads

Survived

8–9 March 1862

Lt. Joseph N. Barney; James River Squadron

Fate

Scuttled

Sunk to obstruct James River