The Confederate Navy

Initially, the Confederate Navy was a meager, makeshift fleet, dwarfed by the Union's formidable warships and rapidly armed merchant vessels. This enabled the North to swiftly blockade the Southern coast and capture strategic ports. Undaunted, the Confederacy fought back with ingenuity, secretly building advanced warships abroad and pioneering revolutionary naval weapons such as the torpedo, submarine, and armored vessel—innovations that irrevocably changed naval warfare.

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