leftyhunter
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- May 27, 2011
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- los angeles ca
Charles Adams the US Ambassador to the UK did stop the sale of some warships such has the Laird Rams to the Confederacy.Saphroneth
Are you thinking of a post-war situation, or a Trent type conflict as otherwise I can't see the union blockade being lifted and hence those tariffs will dwindle as OTL? Plus in such a position would London allow a private shipyard to sell a seagoing ironclad to a 'nation' its not formally recognised and is a rebel state as far as one of its biggest trading partners is concerned.
Steve
The US was able to temporarily stop the sale of the French warship that came to be known as " the Stonewall Jackson but it was sold to Denmark and resold to a third party that then sold it to the Confederacy. Fortunately for the Union the Stonewall Jackson was in Cuba when the war ended and sold to the Governor General of Cuba who resold it to the US which then sold it to Japan.
Leftyhunter