The School of the Ironclad
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Ironclad school to train Civil War sailors
July 09,2005
Mark Lineberger
Staff Writer, Kinston Free PressLooking for a unique summer vacation destination? Try the 1860s.
The crew of the CSS Neuse II is looking for a few good recruits to learn what it tooks to be a sailor in the navies of the Civil War.
That means learning everything from tying knots to defending the ship with a cutlass from any Yankee (or Rebel) who may try to barge his way on board.
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This sounds like fun! And when finished you get tp keep the hat!
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Aye Matey
Sounds like an interesting time. Pamplin Park in Petersburg is offering similar events for infantry.
More of my liking, if only I had the time and money
The Neuse II has been making quite a stir over the past year. I have yet to even look at history of the original ship. The NAACP of course hates all things Confederate but the building has gone on with some minor problems from vadals including defacation within the hull.
The program sounds great and right up Joe's alley someday when he finds the time as well. Maybe a group of us can do a tour someday maybe even a class?
Will
Hmmm
That could be a fun experience - ..."Maine Reenactors Accidently Sink Replica Iron Clad"...lol. Seamus might get some ideas for his little Super Secret project as well. :-)
I say we mutiny and sail
I say we mutiny and sail that bad boy up here...we will hide it in the inlet with the Red October.....
Seamus
"it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifing......nothing"
MacBeth
Seriously folks,That would
Seriously folks,
That would be a cool Vacation, And heres a point, why hasent someone gotten around to building a full size Monitor? we have pirate ships, the mayflower and the jamestown vessels, the Bounty. you would think that someone would start the project and seek grants and donations from the Erricson corp. and once a year they could have the nuese and the uss Whatever they call it(as you know the person who actually does the full size Monitor.CLASS will have had a great grandfather on the USS Wehawken or some other vessel and insist on calling it after his pappys boat)Sail to hampton roads and duke it out.
Now that would be cool!
Seamus
"it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifing......nothing"
MacBeth
full scale USS Monitor
So do you think that it cost
So do you think that it cost $30 million for this new monitor center?
Ahh but one respect I dont think the new Monitor will ever take to the sea...I wonder if bath iron works started building Iron clads for the serious Naval Reenactor, would anyone buy them? if they were able to keep the price below a million bucks.....
Seamus
"it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifing......nothing"
MacBeth
Statistics Of The U.S.S. Monitor