[mainepatsfan]

I just finished an excellent book on this very topic called "Last Flag Down" by John Baldwin and Ron Powers.

[reg45]

Thanks for the info. As a result, I just requested that book as well as (”Sea of Gray” by Tom Chaffin on the same subject) from my local library.

[Vigilanteman]

Wow! The skipper sure was skeptical (and prudent). It doesn't say where he was in the northern Pacific when he learned the news, but rather than head for the nearest American port (maybe Seattle or San Francisco) to get his sailors home a.s.a.p., he sails for Liverpool to check the report out.

Of couse, maybe he wanted to sell the ship back now that the war was over.

[jalisco555]

I just finished an excellent book on this very topic called "Last Flag Down" by John Baldwin and Ron Powers.

Terrific book.

[Signalman]

Reminds me of the last Japanese soldier on found on Guam still fighting the war in the 1960s.

[SunkenCiv]

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[stlee2112]

You might enjoy checking out steve hites inside passage CD, he has a nice song about the C.S.S. Shenandoah. He did his research on the subject and brings the story to life in music.

The ship along with its sister ship the Alabama were acutally commisioned by the CSA and ownership transfered at sea to keep England neutral. Several great books as others have mentioned go into the story and I have seen the court case against the crew which was held in the UK posted as well. An interesting read if you want to know the rest of the story.