Editing CSS Florida (cruiser) (section)

{{for|other Confederate States Navy ships named ''Florida''|CSS Florida}}
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|Ship country= Confederate States
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|Ship name= CSS ''Florida''
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|Ship builder= William C. Miller & Sons, [[Liverpool]]
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|Ship launched= December 1861
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|Ship commissioned=August 17, 1862
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|Ship fate=Captured by US Navy; sunk in collision November 28, 1864
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[[File:Officers of the CSS Florida.jpg|thumb|Montage of Photographs of Officers of the CSS Florida]]
[[File:CSS Florida sinking clipper Jacob Bell.JPG|thumb|300px|Illustration from ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'' in 1863 of CSS ''Florida'' (left) burning the [[clipper]] ''Jacob Bell'' (right) off the [[West Indies]] on 13 February 1863. She had captured ''Jacob Bell'' the previous day.]]
'''CSS ''Florida''''' was a [[sloop-of-war]] in the service of the [[Confederate States Navy]]. She served as a [[Commerce raiding|commerce raider]] during the [[American Civil War]] before being sunk in 1864.