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NH 67029 Blockade Runner Thistle

Photo #: NH 67029 Blockade Runner Thistle
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Title: Blockade Runner Thistle
Description: (1863) Artwork by Erik Heyl, 1957, for use in his book Early American Steamers, Volume III. Built in Scotland in 1863, Thistle was a blockade runner until captured on 4 June 1864. She served as USS Dumbarton in 1864-1867 and was the merchantman Dumbarton in 1867-1868. Rerigged and reengined in 1868, she operated under the British flag as the SS City of Quebec until sunk in a collision on 1 May 1870. Courtesy of Erik Heyl. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 67029
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