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January 11, 2023
Today in Texas History
By Bandera Spirits of Texas
On this date in 1863, the USS Hatteras was sunk by the CSS Alabama. The Hatteras, a converted merchant ship formerly named the St. Mary, was commissioned in October 1861 and first saw duty in the South Atlantic.
After assignment to the blockading squadron in the Gulf of Mexico, she was raiding along the Confederate coast when she was sunk by Confederate captain Raphael Semmes.
She lies in 60 feet of water 20 miles south of Galveston. The federal government has been able to preserve the wreck for scientific and historical research.
After assignment to the blockading squadron in the Gulf of Mexico, she was raiding along the Confederate coast when she was sunk by Confederate captain Raphael Semmes.
She lies in 60 feet of water 20 miles south of Galveston. The federal government has been able to preserve the wreck for scientific and historical research.