Civil War Confederate Ships S through Y

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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 S

 * St. Mary. Class: Side-wheel river steamer. Burned on the Yazoo River. For more information, see page 265


 * St. Nicholas.


 * St. Patrick. Built by Halligan. Class: Torpedo boat. January 24, 1865, transferred by Navy to Army. On the night of January 27, 1865, at 1 o'clock a.m., she struck the Octarara abaft the wheel house; the torpedo missed fire. For more information, see page 265


 * St. Philip. Captured at Indianola, Tex. Formerly U.S. steamer Star of the West. Class: Receiving ship. Sunk at Fort Pemberton above mouth of Yalobusha, in Tallahatchie River, Miss., as an obstruction. For more information, see page 265


 * Sallie (Privateer). Fitted out at Charleston, S.C. Class: Privateer. For more information, see page 265


 * Sampson. Class: Side-wheel, wooden gunboat; river steamer. Taken to Augusta, Ga., after the fall of Savannah. She was at one time a receiving ship; held until the war was ended. June 3, 1864, had 9 officers and 40 men. For more information, see page 265


 * Savannah (Privateer). Fitted out from Charleston, S.C.; commissioned May 18, 1861. Class: Schooner; sails. Captured by the U.S. brig Perry, June 3, 1861. This vessel was formerly pilot boat No. 7 at Charleston, S.C. For more information, see page 266


 * Savannah. Purchased by the State of Georgia. Class: Paddle-wheel steamer. The name C.S.S. Savannah, formerly the Everglade, was changed to Oconee, August 28, 1863. For more information, see page 266


 * Savannah. Built at Savannah, Ga. Class: Steam sloop; ironclad. Burned by the Confederates at the evacuation of Savannah in December, 1864. June 3, 1864, the Savannah's complement was 27 officers, 154 men. For more information, see page 266
 * Scorpion.


 * Seabird. Purchased at Norfolk in 1861. Class: Side-wheel river steamer. Sunk in battle, February 10, 1862, off Elizabeth City, N.C. For more information, see page 266


 * Sea King, see Shenandoah.


 * Sealine (Privateer). Fitted out at Baltimore. Md; Commissioned June 11, 1861. Class: Brig. For more information, see page 266


 * Segar.


 * Selma. Class: Wooden side-wheel steamer. Captured by the Federal fleet at the battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864. Crew of 65 all told. February 5, 1863, sunk in 8' of water at entrance to Mobile; February 13, 1863, raised and repaired. For more information, see page 266


 * Shenandoah. Purchased through an intermediary on the Clyde by Confederate agent. Class: Cruiser. November 6, 1865, delivered by her commander to the English authorities at Liverpool; who, on November 10, 1865, delivered her to the U.S. consul of that place. For more information, see page 266 and page 267


 * Shrapnel. Class: Tender. For more information, see page 267


 * Smith.


 * Spray. Class Steam gunboat. Sunk by Confederates on St. Marys River. For more information, see page 267


 * Squib. Class: Torpedo boat. For more information, see page 267


 * Stonewall. Purchased from Denmark. Class: Seagoing, ironclad turreted ram; two screws. Delivered to the Captain General of Cuba and by him turned over to United States Authorities. For more information, see page 267
 * Stonewall Jackson. Class: Schooner; sail. For more information, see page 267


 * Stono. Captured from the Federals in Stono River. Burned by the Confederates at the evacuation of Charleston in 1865. Formerly she was named the Isaac Smith. For more information, see page 267


 * Sumter. Purchased at New Orleans, La., in 1861. Class: Cruiser; sloop. Sold at public auction at Gibralter, December 19, 1862. Formerly she was named Habana. Ran the blockade at New Orleans, June 30, 1861. Her second officer was arrested by the English authorities for killing the captain. For more information, see page 268