CSS Jeff Davis (gunboat)

For other ships with the same name, see CSS Jeff Davis.

Not to be confused with Jefferson Davis (privateer).

History
Confederate States
Name| Jeff Davis
Namesake| Jefferson Davis
Captured| By union forces, June 1862
General characteristics
Armament| Unknown

Jeff Davis, a steam gunboat, was employed by the Confederates on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers during the early years of the war. She was captured at Memphis by gunboats of the Mississippi Squadron in early June 1862, and later taken into Union service.

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