Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Cherbourg” in chapter 1.13 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28.:

... service: Alabama—Wooden steam cruiser, eighty-nine guns, built at Liverpool in 1862, sailed from that port July 29th, 1862, and was sunk in action with the United States ship Kearsaege off Cherbourg , June 19, 1864. Atlanta—Formerly the merchant steamer Fingall. Converted into an iron-clad at Savannah and mounted four guns. Got aground in Wassaw Sound June 17, 1863, and was captured...
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Cherbourg (France) 432 2 32 0 0 user votes
Cherbourg (North Carolina, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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