Boat Of The Deerhound Rescuing Captain
by Print Collector
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Boat Of The Deerhound Rescuing Captain
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Print Collector
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Drawing - Illustration
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Boat of the 'Deerhound' rescuing Captain Raphael Semmes, 1864 (c1880). Semmes was a Confederate naval officer during the American Civil War. He commanded the CSS 'Alabama', a prolific commerce raider that captured 69 vessels as prizes. The 'Alabama' was finally sunk after a battle with the Union warship USS 'Kearsage' off Cherbourg, France on 19th June 1864. Semmes and 41 of his crew were rescued by the British yacht 'Deerhound'. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 29th, 2021
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