Keywords: CSSLouisiana.jpg from the U S Naval Historical Center 19th Century photograph of a lithograph by Bowen Company depicting the ship as she appeared previous to the explosion that destroyed her in the Mississippi River near Fort St Philip 28 April 1862 U S Naval Historical Center Photograph NH 1734 Photograph of a lithograph by Bowen Company Quote from the U S Naval Historical Center Privacy Policy 2 All information on this site is in the public domain and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested Warning Users wishing to use this image should be aware that it is not correct even though it is disseminated by an agency of the United States Government Observe that the two paddle wheels of the ship in the image are side by side; in actuality they were mounted one abaft the other This is not a trivial point as one of the major issues concerning her value as a warship was her lack of mobility which resulted from her peculiar design - The source of this incorrect image US Naval Historical Center at the link below also has a plan view of CSS Louisiana showing the correct arrangement Can be found at the U S Naval Historical Center site on the CSS Louisiana information page http //www history navy mil/photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-hl/louisna htm PD-USGov-Military-Navy Original upload log en wikipedia ftcg page en wikipedia CSSLouisiana jpg wikitable - 22 44 5 March 2006 740 × 440 90 982 bytes from the U S Naval Historical Center 19th Century photograph of a lithograph by Bowen Company depicting the ship as she appeared previous to the explosion that destroyed her in the Mis</nowiki> Files transferred from Wikipedia by Josve05a |