CSS Drewry

CSS Drewry

CSS "Drewry" was a wooden gunboat with foredeck protected by an iron V-shaped shield. Classed as a tender, she was attached to Flag Officer French Forrest's James River Squadron sometime in 1863 with Master Lewis Parrish, CSN, in command.

In addition to transporting troops and other routine service, she took part in several engagements along the river prior to January 24, 1865, when, in Trent's Reach, she was destroyed by two shots from a 100-pounder rifle in a battery of the 1st Connecticut Artillery. The second hit exploded her magazine as she assisted CSS "Richmond" to get afloat; all but two of her crew had reached safety before the explosion.

Commanders

The commanders of the CSS "Drewry" were:Coski (1996), John M. "Capital Navy: The Men, Ships and Operations of the James River Squadron", Campbell, CA: Savas Woodbury Publishers. ISBN 1-882810-03-1.]

* William Harwar Parker (May-fall 1862)
* Master Lewis Parrish (around October 1863-May 1864)
* Lieutenant William B. Hall (May 19-May 21, 1864)
* Lieutenant William H. Wall (June 1864-January 23, 1865)

Notes and references

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