Port of Havana
Port, Havana, Cuba.
- Side
- Confederate
- Kind
- Port
- Where
- Havana, Cuba
- Years
- 1862-1865
- Today
- Built over
PORT OF HAVANA
Blockade runners stopped here, 1862-1865, to move cargoes to and from neutral ships. After New Orleans fell in 1862, Havana was the transfer point for runs into Mobile and Galveston. The ironclad CSS Stonewall arrived in May 1865 and was turned over to the Spanish Captain General of Cuba.
Then
Blockade runners used Havana as a stopover for moving cargoes to and from neutral ships. After New Orleans fell in 1862, Havana served as the transfer point for runs into Mobile and Galveston.
The ironclad CSS Stonewall reached Havana in May 1865, where her commander learned the war was over and turned her over to the Spanish Captain General of Cuba for $16,000 to pay the crew.
Now
Built over
Old Havana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.