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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: 165-C-750
Enlarged Confederate "David"-type Steamship
At Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, after the city's capture
by Federal forces.
This vessel, built along the lines of the "David"-type
torpedo boats, but over three times as long, was intended for
use as a blockade runner.
Photograph from the Collections of the U.S. National Archives.
Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 540 pixels
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