[BroJoeK]

PeaRidge: "Since that boat was built and finished in 1860, and placed in service of the confederacy, it was never used in any trading capacity.
Using it as an example of commercial shipping is a canard."

DiogenesLamp: "I don't think BroJoeK is terribly concerned about what is actually the truth.
It only has to be "close enough" to suit his needs. "

In fact, there's no reason to suppose SS Planter did not serve its intended purpose in 1860 and 1861, before the war.
The photo we have is identified as possibly from that period.
So SS Planter -- built, owned & operated by South Carolinians -- puts the lie to DiogenesLamps' claim that all Southern shipping was under the iron thumb of New Yorkers.
It wasn't.

[DiogenesLamp]

So SS Planter -- built, owned & operated by South Carolinians -- puts the lie to DiogenesLamps' claim that all Southern shipping was under the iron thumb of New Yorkers. It wasn't.

You are a kook. It is one ship. How many did New York control? Thousands?

Do you think 1 = 1000? What is wrong with you? You don't disprove anything, you only prove that you are some sort of kook with claims such as this.