Lark was designed and built by John Laird & Sons. The ship made four successful round trips through the blockade between Galveston, Texas, and Havana, Cuba. In April 1865, she ran aground near the entrance to Galveston harbor. Two launches dispatched from the Union blockading squadron attacked the Lark, which managed to fend off the assault with help from Confederate ground forces. On May 24, she dashed into Galveston again and managed to slip through the blockade back out to open sea, the last Confederate blockade runner to do so.
Referencesedit
Galveston Weekly News, April 26, 1865
External linksedit
"Life on the Texan Blockade," MOLLUS War Papers
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lark, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, january, 2013, learn, when, remove, th. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The Lark was a paddle steamer employed by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War She was the last blockade runner to successfully escape from a Southern port before the Union blockade completely closed off this vital source of supplies History NameLark NamesakeLark OwnerConfederate States of America BuilderLaird Brothers Birkenhead England LaunchedNov 1864 FateScrapped 1896 General characteristics Class and typeLark class paddle steamer Tonnage390 GRT Length210 ft 8 in 64 2 m Beam23 ft 2 in 7 1 m Draught6 ft 1 8 m Installed power150 ihp 110 kW Propulsionside wheels 2 oscillating steam engines 2 boilers Speed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Lark was designed and built by John Laird amp Sons The ship made four successful round trips through the blockade between Galveston Texas and Havana Cuba In April 1865 she ran aground near the entrance to Galveston harbor Two launches dispatched from the Union blockading squadron attacked the Lark which managed to fend off the assault with help from Confederate ground forces On May 24 she dashed into Galveston again and managed to slip through the blockade back out to open sea the last Confederate blockade runner to do so References editGalveston Weekly News April 26 1865External links edit Life on the Texan Blockade MOLLUS War Papers nbsp nbsp This article about a specific ship related to the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CSS Lark amp oldid 1189980751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
