Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for CSS Virginia (USS Merrimack).
2 x Horizontal stroke steam engines fed by 16 x furnaces and 4 x fire-box coal boilers producing 1,294shp; 1 x screw propeller.
Propulsion
5.0 kts
5.8 mph
Surface Speed
130 nm
150 miles | 241 km
Range