In the Confederate States of America, the term "class of ship" did not have the same meaning as in the Union.
While there were hardly any structural differences within a class in the Union, these were the order of the day in the South.
The reason can be found in the lack of industrial infrastructure and shipyard capacity.
The armoured ships of the South were built according to uniform construction plans, but often far apart from each other.
This, together with the lack of materials and different working methods, led to differences in construction dimensions and equipment.
Nevertheless, some ships can be grouped together as "of the same type", which is what we have done with the Richmond class.
There were 7 ships in this class, including the CSS Richmond.
Other names were:
CSS Savannah, Chicora, Palmetto State, North Carolina, Raleigh and Virginia II.
Length of the model approx. 4,5cm
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