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May 1862. The C.S.S. <i>Alabama</i> is launched in Liverpool and makes its way to the Azores. There it receives its armaments, is commissioned under the command of Raphael Semmes, and embarks on a 21-month journey of unparalleled destruction of the Union merchant fleet. This campaign is highlighted by the sinking of the Union warship <i>Hatteras</i> off Galveston. Semmes and his <i>Alabama</i> search the seas from Newfoundland to the South Atlantic, from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, for Union merchant vessels. More than sixty ships are sunk or captured before Semmes and his exhausted crew finally meet their match. Trapped by the U.S.S. <i>Kearsarge</i> while anchored in the French harbor of Cherbourg, Semmes comes out to fight. For over an hour the ships bombard each other. Finally, the <i>Kearsarge</i> prevails, sinks the <i>Alabama</i> and takes many of her crew captive. Semmes and many of the rest of the crew are dramatically rescued by the English yacht, <i>Deerhound,</i> and make their way to England. A detailed account by a highly regarded expert in Naval History of the incredible exploits of Raphael Semmes and the <i>Alabama</i> during her 75,000-mile odyssey. <p>Autho

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Author

Spencer C. Tucker; under the general editorship of Grady McWhiney

Publisher

State House Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781886661059

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, History

Rating

3.4 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14