From the Houston Chronicle.
The USS Hatteras was a 210-foot long steamship that had previously fought the CSS Mobile. It's captain was Homer C. Blake and a crew of 125 when it battled the Alabama.
From NBC News
Two days of scanning were spent September 10th and 11th.
The 1,126-ton Hatteras was built in 1861 in Wilmington, Delaware as a civilian steamship. Purchased by the Navy to implement the blockade, it was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard after refitting.
Before the scanning began, a brief memorial service was held for the two crewmen who did not survive.: William Healy, 32, coal heaver and John Cleary, 24, a stoker. Both were from Ireland and probably Catholic, so a priest officiated.
Always Enjoy Hearing These Kind of Stories. --Old B-Runner
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