[PeaRidge]

Please note in post #265 a picture of a small ship, the SS Planter, was presented along with the following comment:

“My posting the SS Planter photo — built, owned & operated by Southerners — proves your claims about “Northeastern dominance” are, well, exaggerated”.

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.

[rockrr]

But the confederacy didn’t exist in 1860. Is it your contention that the shipbuilders knew in advance that the southern states would rebel and started building up their navy in 1859/1860?

[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."

In fact, there is no reason to suppose the SS Planter was not used for its intended purpose, as a coastal packet for cotton from 1860 & 1861.
Indeed, this photo from the period shows it used in exactly that way.

SS Planter proves that Southerners in general, and South Carolinians specifically were fully capable of building, owning and operating ships, and so puts the lie to various claims that, somehow, New Yorkers had an iron grip on Southern exports.

This photo is here labeled:

"Steamer SS Planter loaded with a 1000 bales of cotton, at Georgetown, S. C., probably in 1860-61 or 1866-76.
US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 74054, courtesy of E.D. Sloan, Jr., 1971."

[DiogenesLamp]

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.

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.