1/600th Scale C.S.A. Naval units Thoroughbred Miniatures

 

the combined fleets

       Having finally gotten through the pile of minis that I bought on a whim at FlintCon2020 I thought that I would conduct a proper one-by-one "fleet review". All of these models (except the Tennessee) are from the wonderful range produced by Thoroughbred Models, I don't intend this as a kit review these models have been around for a long time and the quality is legendary. So, in no particular order, here is the fleet.


       North Carolina Built for the Confederacy as the Al Monassir (allegedly for the Egyptian Navy). Seized by the British government before it could be delivered and christened as the Wivern in the Royal Navy, she served as the guardship at Hong Kong until 1904.

 

 

       Selma   Built at Mobile Alabama in 1856 she was acquired by the CSA in 1861 as the CSS Florida and converted into a gunboat.Renamed the CSS Selma 1862 to free the name Florida for a Confederate cruiser. She was captured at the Battle of Mobile Bay and later served as the USS Selma

        Alabama  Launched by Laird and Sons in England in 1862 she passed into Confederate service in Azores and went on to become one of the most famous Confederate commerce raiders before being sunk by the USS Kearsarge outside Cherbourg in 1864/

       Tennessee   Built in Selma Alabama and commissioned in 1864 she was the Confederate flagship st the Battle of Mobile Bay where she was captured by the USN. Don't blame Thoroughbred for the look of this one, I scratchbuilt it.

       Mississippi  Sistership to the CSS North Carolina/El Monnassir/Wivern she was secretly built for the Confederacy as the El Tousson (allegedly for service in the Egyptian navy) she was seized by the British Government and passed in the Royal Navy service in October 1863 where she was christened the HMS Scorpion. She served with various Fleet assignments and ended her days as guardship in Bermuda before being expended as a target in1901.