At least three ships of the

Confederate States Navy The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the Navy, naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the Amer ...

were named CSS ''Florida'' in honor of the third Confederate state: * The blockade runner was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became * The cruiser was commissioned in August 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in Bahia, Brazil in October 1864 * The gunboat was named CSS ''Florida'' prior to July 1862.

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