Once upon a time, the people of North Carolina built ironclads to patrol the rivers and sounds against Federal raiders.
David Mooring, president of the CSS Neuse Foundation, works atop the CSS Neuse II installing mooring lines on an exceptionally sunny Saturday morning on Nov. 21. The Neuse II is based on the design of the original Confederate Ironclad … The CSS Neuse II is the only full-scale Civil War ironclad replica in the world!.

CSS Neuse II, Kinston, NC. R. F. Hoke and P. T. G. Beaureguard rushed to Kinston and concluded the gunboat was not available for the New Bern campaign.

The CSS Neuse II was constructed according to the original plans for the Albemarle-class ironclad gunboat. Get directions, reviews and information for CSS Neuse II in Kinston, NC.

Check our website for our hours; group tours are available by appointment only. Hotels near CSS Neuse II; Hotels near CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center; Hotels near Neuseway Nature Park; Hotels near Lion's Water Adventure; Hotels near Kinston Lenoir County Visitors Center; Hotels near Grainger Stadium; Hotels near Community Council for the Arts; Hotels near Harmony Hall; Hotels near Gov. She also served as a docent on the CSS Neuse II.

The CSS Neuse II is a full-scale replica of the original ship. The CSS Neuse II stands as a testimony to the commitment of this community to its history. The CCC Neuse II is open on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm as it is run by volunteers. The CSS Neuse Museum is only one block from the site of the CSS Neuse II. The gunboat is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The CSS Neuse II is the only full-scale Civil War ironclad replica in the world!.

The CSS Neuse II: World's Only Full-Size Replica of a Confederate Ironclad. He also was present when the gunboat was removed from the Neuse River. Go aboard and experience what life was like for a Civil War sailor.
Menu & Reservations Make Reservations . 4 Reviews (252) 560-2150 Website. CSS Neuse II History Very interesting from a historical point of view, free when I went and also in the middle of downtown so its convenient to take in a lot of different sights without have … The full scale ironclad replica relies on volunteers like Mooring to operate.

Monetary donations as … We continue to share their contribution with visitors from all over the world. Check our website for our hours; group tours are available by appointment only. While in the Center you can … 2.1K likes. Come and visit the only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad gunboat in the world.

Volunteers built the CSS Neuse II from the ground up over a period of nine years.