Civil War ship uncovered by Ike in Alabama

[sloticus]

I thought that this might be of interest to some.

Fort Morgan Mystery Ship Revealed (http://www.orangebeach.ws/2008/News/2008-09-15-Hurricane_Ike_reveals_Mystery_Civil_War_Ship.html)

[DennisW]

Way cool.

[Ber Rabbit]

That's awesome!
Ber :lilbunny:

[Scoobahdood]

Very interesting!! I hope someone can identify her someday!! Thanks for the info and link!! :cool2:

[Scared Silly]

Interesting, I read about a similar ship on the Oregon coast that was uncovered last year due to the winter wave action.

[NOVIZWHIZ]

way, way way cool! if it IS a blockade runner, it's documented... sure looks like one. Gimme a minute!

[justleesa]

Cool!

just wondering why they didn't dig it up to see more last time.....

[NOVIZWHIZ]

prob not that much to see - not an ironclad - most blockade runners were built to be expendable so they built them quick and cheap, if they were lost - as most were, the investment was minimal. This ship was probably stripped 150 years ago and the hull allowed to settle into the sand. If it was a sidewheeler there was a huge boiler and support system for the wheel shaft, all that was prob stripped away by salvors.

[Missdirected]

Some of us have been discussing this ship for a couple of years over here: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/deep-dixie-divers/164704-not-diving-related-wooden-vessel-uncovered-fort-morgan.html

[Missdirected]

prob not that much to see - not an ironclad - most blockade runners were built to be expendable so they built them quick and cheap, if they were lost - as most were, the investment was minimal. This ship was probably stripped 150 years ago and the hull allowed to settle into the sand. If it was a sidewheeler there was a huge boiler and support system for the wheel shaft, all that was prob stripped away by salvors.

Seems everything you say is contained in the article - you know your stuff.:) I'm curious, someone mentioned in the other thread, about people taking stuff of it, like the nails.... I mean shouldn't someone, like that university for instance, be protecting it or are there that many that no one cares?

[NOVIZWHIZ]

awright S-A (grin)... what I meant, there's no real historical interest, not like if it were an ironclad, or another type of warship... if it were, there would be archeologists all over it ..I mean, these things (blockade runner wreckage) are pretty common and a fairly modern ship in comparison - scattered up and down the coast...the blockade-runners off Charleston, SC were visible from the beach up until the 1960's when divers started probing around in them and finding cargo still in the holds.

Even if it were a blockade-runner - obviously about all that's left is the frame. Now if this was Colonial era or Spanish....

[Missdirected]

awright S-A (grin)... what I meant, there's no real historical interest, not like if it were an ironclad, or another type of warship... if it were, there would be archeologists all over it ..I mean, these things (blockade runner wreckage) are pretty common and a fairly modern ship in comparison - scattered up and down the coast...the blockade-runners off Charleston, SC were visible from the beach up until the 1960's when divers started probing around in them and finding cargo still in the holds.

Even if it were a blockade-runner - obviously about all that's left is the frame. Now if this was Colonial era or Spanish....

Gotchya. Obviously I am very naive when it comes to these things. Appreciate the info :) Interesting stuff.

[NOVIZWHIZ]

Friend of mine - Steven Wise, curator of the museum here on Parris Island wrote a book called "Lifeline of the Confederacy" re: the blockade runners....pretty neat book, signed mine to someone "who has touched the blockade runners up close and personal".

[ygthad]

It is very interesting, Thanks for link.