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NH 58781 USS Kearsarge vs. CSS Alabama, 19 June 1864

Photo #: NH 58781 USS Kearsarge vs. CSS Alabama, 19 June 1864
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Title: USS Kearsarge vs. CSS Alabama, 19 June 1864
Description: Section of Kearsarge's sternpost, with a shell imbedded in it that had been fired by the Alabama during the battle. This rifle shell is about seven inches in diameter and weighs about 56 pounds. Photograph was taken circa 1960, by which time the sternpost section had been encased in an expanded metal protective covering. By 1972, it was on exhibit at the U.S. Navy Memorial Museum, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 58781
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