CSS Tennessee
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Three ships in the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Tennessee
- The first Tennessee was burned at the stocks prior to completion.
- The second Tennessee was a steamship, built in 1853 and seized by the Confederate States in 1862. She was captured in the Battle of New Orleans and commissioned in to the United States Navy as USS Tennessee. She was later renamed USS Mobile when the third Tennessee was captured in 1864.
- The third Tennessee was launched in 1863, commissioned in 1864 and was captured at the Battle of Mobile Bay .
