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C.S.S. Alabama | Limited Edition of 150 Kits. In 1862, John Laird Sons and Company of Liverpool, England built the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama for the Confederate States of America. Launched as Enrica, the vessel was fitted out as a cruiser and commissioned as CSS Alabama on 24 August 1862.

For nearly two years under Captain Raphael Semmes, Alabama cruised the whaling grounds around the Azores, he shipping lanes along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., the Caribbean, the Brazilian coast, along South Africa, the Indian Ocean, South China Sea, and the Bay of Bengal, capturing 447 vessels, including 65 Union merchant ships, and sinking the U.S.S. Hatteras. During this time she took 2,000 prisoners with no loss of life. Until the engagement with Kearsarge, she lost not one man to accident or disease aboard the ship.

The CSS Alabama, was sunk by the USS Kearsarge in the spectacular Battle of Cherbourg off the coast of France on 19 June 1864.

Kit includes plank on bulkhead hull, resin, photo-etched and cast brittania parts

It is important to note that some pictured items may have been built with optional items not included as part of standard kits, such as pedestals, bases, cases, paint, etc. If there are any questions about the contents of a particular kit, please contact Bluejacket.

LOA: 35.5″

Scale: 1/8″