During the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 24, 1862), the Governor Moore successfully rammed and helped sink the USS Varuna .

Originally the civilian steamship Charles Morgan , the vessel was seized in New Orleans in January 1862 and converted into a warship for the Louisiana Provisional Navy.

You can find the printed kit at retailers like Super-Hobby or Polish-Made .

💡 Paper modelers often "paint" the edges of the cardstock with watercolors or markers to hide the white paper seams and create a seamless wooden look. If you'd like, I can help you find: Assembly tips for walking beam engines in paper. Comparison photos of the built model. Other Civil War ship models from the same series.