Pictured here is the Confederate ram Stonewall - two views of ship in dry-dock in Port Royal on the Rappahannock River in Virginia. It sailed from Copenhagen on January 6, 1865. Stonewall' was built by Lucien Arman Brothers in France in 1863-64 for the Confederate States Government. However, the French authorities refused to permit her delivery, following strong protests by American Ministers, Dayton and Bigelow. The vessel was eventually sold to Denmark via a Swedish intermediary, for use in the Schleswig-Holstein War. Because of delays, shortcomings in her design and the fact that due to pro
Pictured here is the Confederate ram Stonewall - two views of ship in dry-dock in Port Royal on the Rappahannock River in Virginia. It sailed from Copenhagen on January 6, 1865. Stonewall' was built by Lucien Arman Brothers in France in 1863-64 for the Confederate States Government. However, the French authorities refused to permit her delivery, following strong protests by American Ministers, Dayton and Bigelow. The vessel was eventually sold to Denmark via a Swedish intermediary, for use in the Schleswig-Holstein War. Because of delays, shortcomings in her design and the fact that due to prolonged negotiations over price, she could not be delivered before the sudden termination of the war, the Danes refused acceptance of the ram. Left facing a substantial loss, her builder then secretly re-sold her to the Confederates.
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