CSS Florida explained
At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state:
- The blockade runner was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became
- The cruiser was commissioned in August 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in Bahia, Brazil in October 1864
- The gunboat was named CSS Florida prior to July 1862.