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.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
LENGTH: 264 feet
BEAM: 62 feet
DRAFT: 12-13 feet
COMPLEMENT: 300
ARMAMENT:
Two 7-inche Brooke rifles
Four 8-inch Dahlgren smoothbores
Three 9-inch guns
Seven 32-pounders
This was one heavily armed warship.
--Old B-Runner
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