DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 49995
Sinking of CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France, at the end
of her battle with USS Kearsarge, 19 June 1864.
Civil War era photograph of an artwork, mounted on a Carte
de visite. Kearsarge is at the left. In the center
distance is the British yacht Deerhound, coming up to
assist in rescuing Alabama's crew.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 505 pixels
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