Here are some pics so far. The CSS Chattahoochee was a "tub" and would not do well in open ocean. It was a river gun platform. The Desires of it's first Captain, Capt. Jones from CSS Virginia fame, to take the ship to sea was a bit over ambitious. It would have floated, but the crew would have been cramped, wet and sick! Anyhow, it was a good enough river gun boat, all home built.
