1864 Map| Map of the circle battle between the U.S. ship "Keasarge," C
1864 Map| Map of the circle battle between the U.S. ship "Keasarge," C
Map Size: 20 inches x 24 inches | Fits 20x24 size frame | Frame not included | Archival Quality Reproduction |
1864 Map|Title: Map of the circle battle between the U.S. ship "Keasarge," Capt. Winslow, and the Confederate cruiser "Alabama," Capt. Raphael Semmes, off the harbor of Cherbourg, France : forenoon of Sunday June 19th 1864|Subject: Alabama Screw Sloop|Cherbourg|Cherbourg France|Civil War|France|History|Kearsarge Sloop|Naval Operations|United States Notes: 15,000 spectators witnessed the battle from Cherbourg. The battery of the Kearsarge" was 7 guns viz 2 eleven inch pivot guns smooth bore, one 30 pdr rifle gun and four light 32 pdr guns. Crew numbered 163 men and officers. The battery of the "Alabama" 8 guns one 68 pounder pivot gun, one 100 pdr pivot rifle gun and six heavy 32 pdrs. 5 guns were fought by the "Kearsarge," and 7 by the "Alabama" each with the starboard battery. Loss on the "Kearsarge" 3 wounded by shell, Loss "Alabama" 9 killed, 21 wounded, 10 drowned = 40. Crew jumped overboard and were picked up by boats of Kearsarge and yacht Deerhand including Semmes"--Page caption.
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