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CSS Alabama

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Part 4: Battle With Uss Kearsarge, Jack L. Dickinson Oct 2017

Part 4: Battle With Uss Kearsarge, Jack L. Dickinson

Jack L Dickinson

“June 19: Lying off Cherbourg. Moderate breeze from the westward. At 10:20 am discovered the Alabama steaming out of the port of Cherbourg, accompanied by a French ironclad steamer and a fore-and-aft rigged steamer, showing the white English ensign. Beat to general quarters and cleared for action. Steamed ahead, standing offshore, being distant from land about 2 leagues; altered our course and approached the Alabama." Official Records of Union and Confederate Navies, I, 3, p.64.

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Part 5: Exploration & Excavation, Jack L. Dickinson Oct 2017

Part 5: Exploration & Excavation, Jack L. Dickinson

Jack L Dickinson

During June and July 2001, the American CSS Alabama Association and the French Association CSS Alabama carried out an archaeological investigation of the remains of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama. Under the direction of Dr. Gordon P. Watts Jr., American and French archaeologists, French volunteer divers and French Navy personnel cooperated in an examination of the wreck that took place between 6 June and 4 July. Objectives for the investigation included video and 35mm photographic documentation of the wreck, limited test excavation in the officer’s quarters and recovery of selected artifacts exposed on the bottom surface. Unfortunately the most …

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Part 6: Miscellaneous And Bibliography, Jack L. Dickinson Oct 2017

Part 6: Miscellaneous And Bibliography, Jack L. Dickinson

Jack L Dickinson

The Alabama claims were a diplomatic dispute between the United States and Great Britain that arose out of the U.S. Civil War. The peaceful resolution of these claims 7 years after the war ended set an important precedent for solving serious international disputes through arbitration, and laid the foundation for greatly improved relations between Britain and the United States.

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Part 2: Officers And Crew, Jack L. Dickinson Oct 2017

Part 2: Officers And Crew, Jack L. Dickinson

Jack L Dickinson

During the Civil War naval officers were divided into four categories for purposes of berthing and messing aboard ship: cabin, wardroom, steerage, and forward officers. The captain had a private state room, and higher ranking officers had small cabins, while lower ranks only had individual lockers. This was the arrangement of the officers of the CSS Alabama.

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Part 3: Cruise Of The Alabama, Jack L. Dickinson Oct 2017

Part 3: Cruise Of The Alabama, Jack L. Dickinson

Jack L Dickinson

“The Alabama was built for speed rather than battle. Her lines were symmetrical and fine; her material of the best. In fifteen minutes her propeller could be hoisted, and she could go through every evolution under sail without any impediment. In less time her propeller could be lowered; with sails furled, and yards braced within two points of a headwind, she was a perfect steamer. Her speed, independent, was from ten to twelve knots; combined, and under favorable circumstances, she could make fifteen knots. When ready for sea she drew fifteen feet of water.” Century Magazine, 31, April 1886, p.911.

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Part 1: Building Ship No. 290, Jack L. Dickinson Oct 2017

Part 1: Building Ship No. 290, Jack L. Dickinson

Jack L Dickinson

Classified as a bark-rigged sloop-of-war known as “hull 290,” built by Laird Shipbuilders in England, launched 15 May 1862.

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