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Merrimac being fitted out at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA, 23 April 1898
Merrimac being fitted out at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA, 23 April 1898
Plan of Santiago harbor, showing Merrimac's course, and the coastal batteries and spanish ships that bombarded her
Plan of Santiago harbor, showing Merrimac's course, and the coastal batteries and spanish ships that bombarded her
USS Merrimac's wreck in Santiago harbor
USS Merrimac's wreck in Santiago harbor
Richmond Hobson
Richmond Hobson
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The royal yacht Royal Escape, formerly a collier called Surprise, built before 1651
The royal yacht Royal Escape, formerly a collier called Surprise, built before 1651
A collier has been deliberately beached so that the cargo of coal can be unloaded into carts and taken for sale.
A collier has been deliberately beached so that the cargo of coal can be unloaded into carts and taken for sale.
Coal whippers unloading a collier. Four men climb up a step set on the collier's deck, holding ropes that go to a pulley fastened above and then down
Coal whippers unloading a collier. Four men climb up a step set on the collier's deck, holding ropes that go to a pulley fastened above and then down to a basket in the hold. They jump off the step, holding the rope, and their weight lifts the basket out of the hold. It is then tipped into a chute that leads into the barge alongside.
The collier USS Merrimac
The collier USS Merrimac