Mysterious shipwreck washes onto Alabama shore

[Trembull]

Mysterious shipwreck washes onto Alabama shore, believed to be from Civil War | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

 

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[Moe (fl)]

Here is more information about the mysterious shipwreck.

Fort Morgan mystery ship remains a mystery | al.com

 

[Galleon Hunter]

Again with the attention getting headling "Civil War" shipwreck. I will repeat part of my earlier post on a different thread on the same topic. None of the "experts" I know think this shipwreck is from the Civil War. Having excavated a former blockade runner that was the first shipwreck ever placed on the National Register of Historic Places, it looks like no blockade runner I have ever seen. You can immediately deduce from the basic measurements this wreck isn't a typical purpose-built blockade runner. It's length to beam ratio is only about 5-1. Most blockade runners are closer to 10-1. They were built for speed. I'm not sure what "expert" would have thought it was because this wreck is clearly not from the Civil War. Most "experts" I know and work with are almost certain it is the remains of the merchant schooner Rachel. The Rachel was built at Moss Point, Mississippi in 1919 and wrecked in 1923. I think most of the hype calling it a Civil War shipwreck can be attributed to the media, not based on any evidence. (And we all know how trustworthy the media is, anything for a good headline) Why else do you think every shipwreck ever found is either a Spanish galleon, a pirate ship, a Confederate blockade runner or a German U-boat

Because those shipwrecks are "sexy" That's what the public wants to hear and that's what sell papers. In spite of the fact that the bulk of the shipwrecks discovered are schooners, sloops, braques, small coastal tading vessels, etc. They represented the bulk of maritime commerce, but aren't considerered "sexy" enough." Still they have their own unique stories to tell and often times, the "true" stories are just as fascinating as the ones the media tries to hype.

Here is a more accurate story...


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Archaeologists from the US Army Corps first tentatively identified the "mystery" wreck as the Rachel back in 2000!!!

 

[mad4wrecks]

good update Rob. Thank you.

 

[Trembull]

Shifting sands from Isaac reveal 1923 shipwreck - Yahoo! News