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left Bermuda on September 26, 1864, for Wilmington with a full cargo of canned meats but struck a reef and sank in 6 minutes. The ship was a total loss and the wreck is now a diving attraction.
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was completed in March 1864 and reached Bermuda in April and in the next three months made four trips to Wilmington, the last of which (with Captain Usina) was a close scrape with the
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for return cargoes of beef, pork and coffee as well as materials for the assembly of
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from the interior to the best remaining Confederate port at that time, Wilmington.
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The company was founded by the brothers James and William Crenshaw of
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