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CSS Sea Bird

1854 shipsAmerican Civil War ship stubsMaritime incidents in February 1862Ships built in Keyport, New JerseyShips of the Confederate States Navy
Ships sunk in collisionsShipwrecks of the American Civil WarShipwrecks of the Carolina coast
Destruction of Commodore Lynch's fleet
Destruction of Commodore Lynch's fleet

CSS Sea Bird was a sidewheel steamer in the Confederate States Navy. Sea Bird was built at Keyport, New Jersey in 1854, was purchased by North Carolina at Norfolk, Virginia in 1861 and fitted for service with the Confederate States Navy. She was assigned to duty along the Virginia and North Carolina coasts with Lieutenant Patrick McCarrick, CSN, in command. Sea Bird served as the flagship of Confederate Flag Officer William F. Lynch's "Mosquito Fleet" during the hard-fought battles in defense of Roanoke Island on February 7–8, 1862, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on February 10 when she was rammed and sunk by USS Commodore Perry. Her casualties were two killed, four wounded, and the rest captured.

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Destruction of Commodore Lynch's fleet
Destruction of Commodore Lynch's fleet
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