CSS Bombshell

History
Confederate States
Name	Bombshell
Commissioned	April 1864
Decommissioned	May 5, 1864
Fate	Captured by Union Navy
General characteristics
Length	90 ft (27 m)
Draft	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Complement	37 officers and men
Armament	3 howitzers 1 × 20 pounder (9 kg) cannon

CSS Bombshell — believed to have been an Erie Canal steamer — was a U.S. Army transport. Bombshell was sunk by the Confederate batteries in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina on April 18, 1864. She was raised by the Confederate forces and taken into the Confederate States Navy under the command of Lieutenant Albert Gallatin Hudgins, CSN. Bombshell was captured at the Battle of Albemarle Sound by USS Mattabesett and USS Sassacus on May 5, 1864 and sent to New York City.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

The Battle of Albemarle Sound, the CSS Bombshell is shown in the background.