All things dealing with the Civil War Navies and actions along the coasts and rivers and against forts. Emphasis will be placed on Fort Fisher and all operations around Wilmington, NC. And, of course, the Blockade and Running the Blockade.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Blockade Runner Owl-- Part 1
From Wikipedia.
Launched: June 21, 1864
Commissioned: 1864
Decommissioned: 1865
Fate: Delivered to British agents in Liverpool
Displacement: 771 tons
Length: 230 feet
Beam: 26 feet
Draft: 7.6 feet
Propulsion: steam engine
Speed: 14-16 knots (one very fast ship for its time)
--Old B-Runner
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