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Old Yahoo Group => Yahoo Messages => Topic started by: Dallinson on June 17, 2005, 03:55:38 AM
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Hi there.
I am looking for a picture, (one lives in hope!!) of the blockade runner
CONDOR. She made the run across the Atlantic in 1864 under the command of a
Capt Hewitt. Unfortunately she did not last long! I know her dimensions, but
that is about all.
Even if there is no picture of her, maybe someone could suggest the name of
a sister ship or one that may have looked very similar. Did she have the
distinctive turtle deck up forward, as many did?
Any leads gratefully received.
Regards
David
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You are in luck
in the book Civil war navies,
by Paul Silverstone on page 196 ther is a scketch of a
ship called the flamingo. This is one of four sister
ships built in Glasgow. one of the siste ships was the
Condor.
Hope that helps.
regards
William Warner
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Hi David
What little I know is that Condor was built by Randolf Elder & Co of Govan
in 1863 for the Confederacy. There is an interesting site at
http://www.aquariums.state.nc.us/files/photosff.htm
where they are placing a model of the sunken ship in an aquarium - don't
know whether thay have guesstimated what she looked like or whether they had
drawings - might be worth a contact though??
Stuart Badger
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Hi Daaavid
further to my last post - it would appear that Elders built 5 Blockade
runners for the Confederacy, all in 1863. They were:
Ptarmigan
Flamingo
Falco
Evelyn
and Condor
There is a picture of Flamingo at:
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/8610/Flamingo.htm
hope this helps
Stuart Badger