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21:USS Key West
1233:Water Witch
987:Mary Bowers
836:Alvin Clark
760:Marchioness
471:Underwriter
207:Confederate
197:during the
104:26 May 1863
1639:1862 ships
1608:Categories
1568:Kingfisher
1450:Enterprise
1435:HDMS
1411:John Bowes
1399:Mound City
1012:Brandywine
951:James Funk
849:Queen City
736:Invercauld
622:Southfield
572:Maple Leaf
560:Kingfisher
484:Housatonic
407:Shipwrecks
337:References
250:Union Army
195:Union Navy
154:Propulsion
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1524:CSS
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1474:HMS
1461:SMS
1448:HMS
1437:Dannebrog
1424:Liverpool
1422:HMS
1397:USS
1386:St. Clair
1384:USS
1334:USS
1309:USS
1296:USS
1285:Louisiana
1283:USS
1270:CSS
1257:CSS
1244:CSS
1231:CSS
1218:HMS
1205:CSS
1192:USS
1179:USS
1168:Narcissus
1166:USS
1153:CSS
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1127:CSS
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1088:USS
1075:USS
1064:Albemarle
1062:CSS
1049:USS
1036:CSS
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924:CSS
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898:USS
885:CSS
872:USS
847:USS
822:CSS
809:USS
796:USS
773:Columbine
771:USS
724:Shawsheen
722:USS
709:CSS
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683:USS
672:Covington
670:USS
633:USS
620:USS
609:Bombshell
583:USS
558:USS
545:USS
534:Peterhoff
532:USS
507:USS
482:USS
469:USS
456:USS
431:USS
305:Cheeseman
289:assisted
176:howitzers
1556:Snaefell
1348:Carolina
1272:Savannah
1259:Isondiga
1207:Resolute
1090:Key West
1025:Antelope
975:Adriatic
913:Tecumseh
900:Philippi
798:Lavender
585:Eastport
433:Iron Age
331:scuttled
327:Key West
309:Key West
287:Key West
279:Key West
265:Key West
230:Key West
186:Key West
171:Armament
125:207 tons
93:Acquired
85:Launched
75:Namesake
69:Key West
37:Key West
1552:20 Oct:
1544:Eclipse
1539:20 Oct:
1526:Florida
1501:Eclipse
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1445:13 Aug:
1432:14 Jul:
1394:10 May:
1381:17 Feb:
1336:Monarch
1331:c. Dec:
1319:c. Dec:
1311:Rattler
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1254:21 Dec:
1246:Georgia
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1155:Florida
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547:Clifton
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517:27 Feb:
504:22 Feb:
492:17 Feb:
479:17 Feb:
441:15 Jan:
428:10 Jan:
420:Grafton
191:steamer
45:History
39:at left
1592:1865 →
1585:← 1863
1521:7 Oct:
1509:5 Oct:
1496:1 Sep:
1488:Avalon
1484:1 Sep:
1476:Urgent
1463:Grille
1407:9 Jun:
1220:Bombay
1194:Otsego
1189:9 Dec:
1181:Bazely
1176:9 Dec:
1163:7 Dec:
1124:5 Nov:
1116:Undine
1111:4 Nov:
1098:4 Nov:
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