Shenandoah rounded Cape Horn in mid-September and arrived at Liverpool in early November, becoming the only Confederate Navy ship to circumnavigate the globe. There she hauled down the Confederate Ensign and was turned over to the Royal Navy. In 1866 the ship was sold to the Sultan of Zanzibar and renamed El Majidi. She was variously reported lost at sea in September 1872 or in 1879.
CSS Shenandoah
The Confederate Ship the CSS Shenandoah (1864-1865)
SouthernHeart Lorrie
The "Shenandoah" went around the world.
CSS Shenandoah
CSS Shenandoah
Mark W. Swarthout, Esq.
GGGrandson of Pvt. John W. Swarthout, Company E, 148th NYVI - Wounded at Cold Harbor.
GGGGrandson of Pvt. Henry Stephens, Company D, 137th NYVI - Wounded at Culp's Hill, Gettysburg.
CSS SHenandoah
CSS Shenandoah
Yesterday's Question: What ship was the only Confederate warship to circumnavigate the globe? The CSS Shenandoah
Here is today's one point question:
What was the name of the submarine designed for the Union Navy by French inventor Brutus de Villeroi?
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The Alligator
>>> It was The "ALLIGATOR" <<<
VILLEROI obtained a contract from the U. S. Navy for a larger submarine: the 46-foot-long "Alligator." Propulsion: originally sixteen oarsmen with hinged, self-feathering oars; improved, a three-foot diameter hand-cranked propeller. Weapon: an explosive charge to be set against an enemy hull by a diver.
"Alligator" was placed in service on June 13, 1862 – the first submarine in the U. S. Navy, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. Towed South from Philadelphia for operations in the James River, the boat proved to be too large to hide and support divers in the relatively shallow water. It foundered and sank in a storm, 1863, while being towed to a potential operating area off South Carolina.
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GGGrandson of Pvt. John W. Swarthout, Company E, 148th NYVI - Wounded at Cold Harbor.
GGGGrandson of Pvt. Henry Stephens, Company D, 137th NYVI - Wounded at Culp's Hill, Gettysburg.
The Alligator
The Alligator
The Alligator
RR
1861
VILLEROI obtained a contract from the U. S. Navy for a larger submarine: the 46-foot-long "Alligator." Propulsion: originally sixteen oarsmen with hinged, self-feathering oars; improved, a three-foot diameter hand-cranked propeller. Weapon: an explosive charge to be set against an enemy hull by a diver.
"Alligator" was placed in service on June 13, 1862 – the first submarine in the U. S. Navy, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. Towed South from Philadelphia for operations in the James River, the boat proved to be too large to hide and support divers in the relatively shallow water. It foundered and sank in a storm, 1863, while being towed to a potential operating area off South Carolina.
"Alligator" - aaaaaaaaaaaaaa (now my message is not too short)
The sub was called " the Alligator".
The sub was named the Alligator.
1861
VILLEROI obtained a contract from the U. S. Navy for a larger submarine: the 46-foot-long "Alligator." Propulsion: originally sixteen oarsmen with hinged, self-feathering oars; improved, a three-foot diameter hand-cranked propeller. Weapon: an explosive charge to be set against an enemy hull by a diver.
"Alligator" was placed in service on June 13, 1862 – the first submarine in the U. S. Navy, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. Towed South from Philadelphia for operations in the James River, the boat proved to be too large to hide and support divers in the relatively shallow water. It foundered and sank in a storm, 1863, while being towed to a potential operating area off South Carolina.
SouthernHeart Lorrie
de Villeroi's submarine is known as the 'Alligator', or at least that is how it is called while in the service of the Union Navy.
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-Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC.
The "Alligator"
Well, as you can see, I'm posting a bit early this morning, so I won't score yesterday's question till later, if you haven't answered yesterday's question yet, you can still answer the question now...
Here is today's one point question:
Why was General Stephen Dodson Ramseur wearing a white flower when he was fatally wounded at Cedar Creek?
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>>> Because His Daughter Was Born The Day Befor He Was Wounded. <<<
To honor the birth of his first child. (Never got to see her.)
RR
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