March 20, 1865: CSS Albemarle Raised

MARCH 20TH, 1865:  Commander Macomb, USS Shamrock, reported the successful raising of the Confederate ram Albemarle.

The formidable ironclad had been sunk the previous autumn in a daring attack led by Lieutenant William B. Cushing in an improvised torpedo boat.

To see what happened to the ship after this, go to my April 8, 2015, entry in this blog.

--Old B-Runner