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Skeleton found in Civil War ironclad
AP ^
| August 3, 2002
| AP
Posted on 08/03/2002 7:31:07 PM PDT by USA21
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:00:58 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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HATTERAS, North Carolina (AP) -- Navy divers preparing to raise the 160-ton gun turret of the ironclad USS Monitor from the bottom of the Atlantic have found what is believed to be the skeleton of one of the Civil War ship's doomed sailors.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: civilwar; ironclad; michaeldobbs; northcarolina; oldnorthstate
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator
To: Non-Sequitur
bump
22
posted on
08/03/2002 10:16:43 PM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: *all
To: USA21
Comment #25 Removed by Moderator
To: *all
On deck shot of the Monitor.
To: one_particular_harbour
The dents in post 26 are from after the battle with the Virginia.
The Navy history site has many picture of them.
To: *all
USS Essex near Baton Rogue, 1863
To: jumpstartme
USS Atlanta (ex-CSS Atlanta) on the James River in 1864
To: *all
The Cairo- supposedly the first warship in the world to be sunk by a mine.
To: USA21
bttt
To: USA21
| Union Navy Jack |
CSA 1st Naval Jack |
CSA 2nd Naval Jack |
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posted on
08/03/2002 10:44:04 PM PDT
by
Consort
To: Jimer; All
Odd. That 1st Naval Jack looks just like the logo of the current EU. More stars though, I think.
Here's another great civil war naval archaeological site-- the CSS Hunley.
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posted on
08/04/2002 1:35:37 AM PDT
by
Erasmus
To: jumpstartme
Do I understand 16 officers and crew perished when the unstable vessel was being towed in a storm? I wonder why such a large contingent was even on board.
Leni
To: jumpstartme
I like this one better.
To: Erasmus
Atually the first confederate naval jack looks a lot like the current U.S. Navy jack.
To: Jimer
Oops. Never mind. I was wrong.
To: MinuteGal
The whole crew of over 100 officers and men were on board. The Monitor was being towed from Hampton Roads, Virginia to blockading duty off of Charleston when they ran into the storm and the ship sank. It was never designed for heavy weather.
To: JMJ333
Where were my manners? Thank you for the bump to a very intersting article, dear lady.
To: Non-Sequitur
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. =)
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posted on
08/04/2002 1:37:53 PM PDT
by
JMJ333
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