T'Was Pirates Sez Me...;0)
Posted on 09/19/2008 5:49:43 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
FORT MORGAN, Ala. – When the waves from Hurricane Ike receded, they left behind a mystery — a ragged shipwreck that archeologists say could be a two-masted Civil War schooner that ran aground in 1862 or another ship from some 70 years later. The wreck, about six miles from Fort Morgan, had already been partially uncovered when Hurricane Camille cleared away sand in 1969.
Researchers at the time identified it as the Monticello, a battleship that partially burned when it crashed trying to get past the U.S. Navy and into Mobile Bay during the Civil War.
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T'Was Pirates Sez Me...;0)
no pics at this one, looks like where ap got its piece.
Ike uncovers historic ship on Baldwin County beach
http://www.al.com/press-register/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1221815716203500.xml&coll=3
Friday, September 19, 2008
Press-Register
By Guy Busby
FORT MORGAN - A mystery ship uncovered over the decades following storms appears to be a Civil War schooner run aground in 1862 while trying to sneak past the U.S. Navy to enter Mobile Bay, according to one local expert.
The ship reappeared earlier this month after waves created by Hurricane Ike eroded the beach about six miles from Fort Morgan. After examining photographs of the wreck, Shea McLean, marine archaeologist with the Museum of Mobile, said the ship is most likely the Monticello, a two-masted schooner run aground and partially burned on June 26, 1862.
Uh...a schooner is NOT a battleship. In fact, battleships were not built until the 1880s, and in Britain.
No Norm... I did not witness the original incident in 1862...
alright alright, they said it in the article.. geesh.
:-)
What girly lib wrote this story.Ships dont crash and this is not a battleship.They call it a scooner in the same story.IGNORANT
Thanks for the ping. I had already commented on this article here in post #12 when I saw your ping.
dagnabbit! I searched and missed seeing this..
quite a chunk of the hull left at least..
Pirate Penguins~N~Pandas~~~Oh My!!!...;0)
WOW,,,Great pic,,,Metal detector time...;0)
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