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'''CSS''' '''''Drewry''''' was a [[gunboat]] of the [[Confederate States Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. This wooden gunboat had a 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]], [[Confederate States Navy|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|CSS ''Richmond'']] to get afloat; all but two of her crew had reached safety before the explosion. The wreck of the CSS Drewry was found by [[Clive Cussler]] in 1985, buried under the silt in upper reach of the old channel tidal flat about two hundred yards from south shore.<ref>{{Cite web |title=James River Search {{!}} National Underwater and Marine Agency |url=https://numa.net/expeditions/james-river-search/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=numa.net}}</ref>

== Commanders ==
The commanders of the CSS ''Drewry'' were:<ref>Coski</ref>

* [[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)

==See also==
* [[Battle of Trent's Reach]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{DANFS}}
* Coski, John M. ''Capital Navy: The Men, Ships and Operations of the James River Squadron'', Campbell, CA: Savas Woodbury Publishers, 1996, {{ISBN|1-882810-03-1}}

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