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CSS Florida

At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state:The blockade runner CSS Florida was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became USS Hendrick Hudson The cruiser CSS Florida (cruiser) was commissioned in August 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in Bahia, Brazil in October 1864 The gunboat CSS Selma was named CSS Florida prior to July 1862.

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At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state:

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