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CSS Curlew |
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Commander: Lt. Thomas T. Hunter |
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Original name: Curlew |
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Tonnage: 236 68/95 tons |
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Rig: Iron hull side-wheel
steamer |
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Dimensions: 136’ x 23’ x 8’ |
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Built By: Harlan &
Hollingsworth |
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Location/Year: Wilmington, Del.,
1856 |
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Home port: Edenton, NC |
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Description: 1 deck, no mast,
round stern, no head |
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Engine: 1 vertical beam
low-pressure engine; 29 x 108 |
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Owner(s): Edenton and Plymouth
Steamship Co. |
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Rig: Iron side-wheel steamer |
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Armament: 1 – 32 pdr. |
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Service Record
· Participated in the capture of the USS Fanny at Loggerhead Inlet, NC, 1 October 1861 · Sunk by a shot during the battle of Roanoke Island, NC, 7 February 1862 |
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The CSS Curlew participated in
the capture of the USS Fanny 1 Oct 1861; she sank when a shot from the
USS Southfield fell through her deck and knocked out a hull plate during
the battle of Roanoke Island. Commander Thomas “Tornado” Hunter ran her
aground in front of Fort Forrest. Her 32 pdr. gun was salvaged and placed on
the Black Warrior. |
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Plate salvaged from the Curlew’s engine Photo courtesy of N. C. Dept. of
Cultural Resources |
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