Civil War Confederate Ships M through R

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Introduction
The information below comes from Series II, Volume 1 of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies. Digital copy at Archive.org.

Ship names beginning with M

 * Macon. Fitted out at Savannah, Ga., in 1864. Class: Wooden gunboat propelled by steam. Taken to Augusta after the fall of Savannah and held until the war was over. Formerly known as the Ogeechee. For more information, see page 258


 * Manassas. Purchased in 1861, and converted into an ironclad ram at Algiers, La. Class: Steamer; iron-plated ram. Sunk in battle below New Orleans, La., April 24, 1862. Formerly Enoch Train, built in Boston in 1855. For more information, see page 259


 * Manassas. Seized at New Berne, N.C. Class: Revenue cutter. Soon dismantled. For more information, see page 259


 * McRae. Purchased at New Orleans, La., 1861. Class, Steamer; wood. Sunk in the Mississippi River, April 28, 1862. The McRae was formerly called the Marquis de la Habanu. For more information, see page 259


 * Mariner (Privateer). Fitted out at Wilmington, N.C.; commissioned July 14, 1861. Class: Screw steamer; propeller. For more information, see page 259 


 * Merrimack, see Virginia.


 * Missouri. Built in Red River, La. Class: Steam sloop; ironclad. Surrendered to Federal authorities at Alexandria, La., June 3, 1865. For more information, see page 259


 * Milldgeville. Constructed at Savannah, GA., by Mr. Willink. Class: Steamer; ironclad. Burned to the water's edge and sunk in the river at Savannah, Ga., December, 1864.


 * Mississippi. Built by contract of Navy Department with N.&amp; A.F. Tift, Jefferson City, La. Class: Ironclad; three-screw gunboat. Set on fire by her officers to prevent capture by Union Fleet, April 15, 1862. Construction commenced October 14, 1861; launched april 19, 1862, at New Orleans, La. No guns or ammunition were on board of her when destroyed. For more information, see page 260,


 * Mobile. Class: Screw steamer. Burned by Confederates in Yazoo River May, 1863. Ready for plating when destroyed. For more information, see page 260


 * Morgan. Bought at Mobile, Alabama, in 1861. Class: Side-wheel merchant steamer. Burned by the Confederates at the fall of Mobile in 1865. Escaped to Mobile but slightly injured in engagement with Farragut's fleet, August 5, 1864. For more information, see page 260


 * Morgan. Class: Revenue cutter. For more information, see page 260


 * Morning Light. Captured from the Federals off Sabine Pass, January 21, 1863. Class: Sailing ship; wood. Burned by Confederates, January 23, 1863, off Sabine Pass, Tex. For more information, see page 260


 * Muscogee. Built at Columbus, Ga. Class: Center-wheel steamer; ironclad. Burned at the close of the war. For more information, see page 260


 * Music (Privateer). Fitted out at New Orleans, La.; commissioned May 15, 1861. Class: Steamer. For more information, see page 261

Ship names beginning with N

 * Nansemond. Built at Norfolk in 1862. Class: Steamer; wood. Burned by the Confederates, April 4, 1865, at the evacuation of Richmond. For more information, see page 261