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Known as the Stone Fleet, these ships were purchased to sink in Charleston and Savannah harbors in a failed attempt to blockade those ports. Thirty-three of the 40 whalers that comprised the Arctic fleet were lost near Point Belcher and Wainwright Inlet in the whaling disaster of 1871, [30] while another 12 ships were lost in 1876. [30]
Ships at anchor either sank at anchor or were capsized by other ships ramming them during the cyclone. Most of the American fishing fleet fell victim to the storm. At least 74 ships and 150 lives were lost. [3] Today, the tombs of the Yankee Gale victims can still be found in the cemetery near the Cape Tryon lighthouse. [4]
Yankee Freedom III returning to Key West from Dry Tortugas National Park. The Dry Tortugas Ferry to Fort Jefferson is a visitor attraction in Key West, Florida.Service is provided by the Yankee Freedom III, a high-speed Incat-designed catamaran that takes visitors on the almost 70-mile (110 km) trip out to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park.
The Whaling Disaster of 1871.Plate 1, portrayed by John Perry Newell. The whaling disaster of 1871 was an incident off the northern Alaskan coast in which a fleet of 33 American whaling ships were trapped in the Arctic ice in September 1871 and subsequently abandoned.
During Yankee ' s second pass, Diego Velázquez and Lince abandoned the fight and sought refuge in Cienfuegos harbor. Yankee continued firing on Sabanilla Battery until 15:00 and then withdrew to her blockade station off the harbor. Yankee remained off Cienfuegos for two days. On 14 June, there was a brief moment of anxiety when a large man-of ...
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Yankee (also known as Machigonne) [3] is an early-20th-century steel hulled ferry that is the last surviving Ellis Island ferry boat, making it one of the most ...
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