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The sleek, 222-foot, black auxiliary steamer Sea King left London on October 8, 1864, ostensibly bound for Bombay.  The subterfuge was ended off the shores of Madeira, where the ship was outfitted for war. The newly christened CSS Shenandoah then commenced the last, most quixotic sea story... read more

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It was just past 1:00 a.m., June 28, 1865, a few tilting spins of the earth beyond the year's longest day.

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  1. Tom Chaffin (Author)
 

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