CSS Phoenix was a Confederate ironclad floating battery built at Selma, Alabama, from 1863 to 1864.

[1] Phoenix was built at the Confederate Naval Works at Selma in 1863 and launched in March 1864.

She was severely damaged during the launching and subsequently could not be used as a warship.

She was blown up a few nights later by Union sailors from the USS Metacomet.

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