Editing CSS Patrick Henry (section)

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'''CSS ''Patrick Henry''''' was a ship built in [[New York City]] in 1859 by the renowned [[William Henry Webb|William H. Webb]] for the Old Dominion Steam Ship Line as the civilian steamer '''''Yorktown''''', a brigantine-rigged side-wheel [[Steamship|steamer]]. She carried passengers and freight between [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]], and [[New York City]]. ''Yorktown'' was anchored in the [[James River]] when [[Virginia]] seceded from the Union on 17 April 1861 and was seized by the [[Virginia State Navy|Virginia Navy]] and later turned over to the [[Confederate Navy]] on 8 June 1861.

[[Commander]] [[John Randolph Tucker (naval officer)|John Randolph Tucker]], who commanded the ship, directed that ''Yorktown'' be converted into a gunboat and renamed ''Patrick Henry'' in honor of [[Patrick Henry]], the revolutionary patriot and [[Founding Father of the United States|Founding Father]]. She also served as the first flagship of the [[James River Squadron]].<ref>[http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00884.xml;query=; Historical Information] Library of Virginia. Retrieved 27 December 2016</ref>