At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state:
- The blockade runner CSS Florida (blockade runner) was commissioned in January 1862, captured by the U.S. Navy in April 1862, and became USS Hendrick Hudson
- The cruiser CSS Florida (cruiser) was commissioned in August 1862 and captured by the U.S. Navy while in port in Bahia, Brazil in October 1864
- The gunboat CSS Selma was named CSS Florida prior to July 1862.
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