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NH 1500 "U.S.S. Sassacus and C.S.S. Albemarle"

Photo #: NH 1500 "U.S.S. Sassacus and C.S.S. Albemarle"
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Title: "U.S.S. Sassacus and C.S.S. Albemarle"
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Description: Photo #: NH 1500 U.S.S. Sassacus and C.S.S. Albemarle 19th Century photograph of an artwork, depicting USS Sassacus ramming the Confederate ironclad, during Albemarle's engagement with Federal gunboats on Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, 5 May 1864. Sassacus was hit in a boiler and disabled during this action. Albemarle was not significantly damaged by the ramming or by gunfire. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 1500
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