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Wrecked US Civil War steamship discovered on Atlantic floor
RT ^ | 7 Mar, 2016

Posted on 03/07/2016 6:19:23 PM PST by artichokegrower

A Civil War era steamship, thought to have been used to break enemy blockades and deliver vital supplies to Confederate forces, has been located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: civilwar; godsgravesglyphs
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Hope they don't find a Confederate battle flag anywhere on the vessel or it will have to be depth charged to oblivion.
1 posted on 03/07/2016 6:19:23 PM PST by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower
These 3 brave Confederate soldiers captured at Gettysburg are very politically incorrect.

They were defiant even as prisoners.

2 posted on 03/07/2016 6:32:24 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: artichokegrower

Sittin’ in de bottom of me Davey Jones’ locker!!


3 posted on 03/07/2016 6:33:01 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Yuge 2016)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Interesting history

So-called blockade runners of the Civil War were the epitome of maritime stealth technology of the day. “They were the equivalent of a cigarette boat. They were wickedly fast,” said underwater archaeologist Billy Ray Morris. “They had the most sophisticated engines that England could put out.”

http://www.ktvz.com/news/north-carolina-shipwreck-may-be-civil-war-blockade-runner/38386030


4 posted on 03/07/2016 6:36:06 PM PST by artichokegrower
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To: SunkenCiv

ping


5 posted on 03/07/2016 6:36:49 PM PST by stockpirate (We must burn down the republican party, to save it for “We the People” (Palin Trump is the 1st wav)
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To: SkyPilot

Who were they?


6 posted on 03/07/2016 6:40:08 PM PST by PistolPaknMama
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To: artichokegrower

True story (my part anyway):

In the 60’s I was growing up in Texas. A friend told me that his great grandfather had told a deathbed story to family members about the Civil War. He was on a small boat running the blockade near the end of the war, trying to run up the Sabine River with gold, silver, jewelry and such to buy supplies for the Rebel forces.

The boat was spotted by a Union blockade boat. The Rebels ran up into the mouth of the Sabine River and passed two of three islands, stopping at the third to bury the barrel that held the booty.

They got away at the time but supposedly all but the man on his deathbed were killed not long after. He had never gone back to look for the treasure, but my friend’s father did. He found the third island but it was thickly overgrown with something that sounded similar to bamboo and he gave up after floundering around through the stuff a few times.

I always liked that story.


7 posted on 03/07/2016 6:43:06 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Trump and/or Cruz, it's all good)
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To: artichokegrower

Cool link, artichokegrower.
My guess is they probably kept them unarmed to further lighten them to maximize speed and capacity.
Also interesting they painted them pale gray to keep them as unnoticeable as possible on the seas...just like contemporary ships.


8 posted on 03/07/2016 6:43:06 PM PST by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: artichokegrower

AGNES E. FRY PSS AGNES E. FRY was a British side-wheel steamer of 559 gross tons, built in 1864 at Greenock, Scotland. Renamed after Confederate lieutenant Joseph Fry's wife. The USS MONTICELLO chased the AGNES E. FRY aground on December 27th, 1864, 4 miles from Fort Campbell

9 posted on 03/07/2016 6:43:50 PM PST by frithguild (The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
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To: artichokegrower

Nice, I was writing as you posted that, and it fits in a bit with my story. Thanks for posting the link.


10 posted on 03/07/2016 6:50:14 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Trump and/or Cruz, it's all good)
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To: artichokegrower

The NC coast can be a haven for those who know the currents and where the shifting shoals and sandbars are at any given time. It was for pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries, and it was for some in the Civil War. Sunk one heck of a lot of ships over that time, though.


11 posted on 03/07/2016 6:50:24 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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Found an image of a blockade runner.

"U.S.S. Fort Donelson was known as the Robert E. Lee during the Confederacy. The steamer was a blockade runner when this picture was taken in 1864. (Via Library of Congress)"


12 posted on 03/07/2016 6:51:42 PM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
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To: SaxxonWoods

You should tell the Oak Island guys. They need a change of luck.


13 posted on 03/07/2016 6:52:36 PM PST by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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Fort Caswell and Caswell Beach, NC are on Oak Island. Not the same one, I know, but thought that was an interesting tie to the subject article.


14 posted on 03/07/2016 6:55:22 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: VanShuyten

I know, right?


15 posted on 03/07/2016 6:59:46 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Trump and/or Cruz, it's all good)
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To: SaxxonWoods

They got away at the time but supposedly all but the man on his deathbed were killed not long after. He had never gone back to look for the treasure, but my friend’s father did. He found the third island but it was thickly overgrown with something that sounded similar to bamboo and he gave up after floundering around through the stuff a few times.

I always liked that story.>>> great story probably did every thing but bury the barrel of jewels.


16 posted on 03/07/2016 7:24:50 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: PA Engineer

Ahead of its time.


17 posted on 03/07/2016 7:49:19 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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Ahead of its time.

That is exactly what I thought.
18 posted on 03/07/2016 7:51:50 PM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
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To: artichokegrower

I own a genuine Confederate cavalry saber that made it through the blockade. it was originally made in Germany


19 posted on 03/07/2016 8:05:54 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: SkyPilot

You know they were posing for a photograph, right? That is not a candid photo.


20 posted on 03/07/2016 8:55:09 PM PST by ozzymandus
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