Tag Archives: Kearsarge

  From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communications and Outreach Division What is perhaps one of the most important artifacts from CSS Alabama, which sank 150 years ago today off the coast of France, actually came from the ship that destroyed her – USS Kearsarge. It’s a shell from Alabama’s 110-pound …

  From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communications and Outreach Division Few ships during the Civil War carried the mystique of the infamous commerce raider CSS Alabama. The  side-wheel steamer was the OO7 of ships, her sleek and elegant built belying her long-range armament, canons and rifles above and below deck. She could …