Alabama and Kearsarge were warships of the Confederate States Navy and United States Navy, respectively, which fought off the port of Cherbourg, France on June 19, 1864 during the American Civil War. The Kearsarge was victorious, sinking the Alabama, bringing to an end its destruction of Union ships. It was very violent. A potentially critical hit by Alabama on Kearsarge proved futile because the shell failed to explode. Other shots bounced off chains hung on the Union ship's side.

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  • Alabama and Kearsarge were warships of the Confederate States Navy and United States Navy, respectively, which fought off the port of Cherbourg, France on June 19, 1864 during the American Civil War. The Kearsarge was victorious, sinking the Alabama, bringing to an end its destruction of Union ships. It was very violent. A potentially critical hit by Alabama on Kearsarge proved futile because the shell failed to explode. Other shots bounced off chains hung on the Union ship's side. Alabama was hit hard, and Capt Raphael Semmes had to abandon ship. Some Confederate survivors were rescued by the British yacht Deerhound. Edouard Manet produced a painting of the fight, The Battle of the "Kearsarge" and the "Alabama" now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He also did a painting, The "Kearsarge", now at Boulogne.
  • Lors de la guerre de Sécession américaine, le combat naval à Cherbourg opposa le 19 juin 1864 un navire de la marine confédérée, le CSS Alabama à un navire de la marine de l'Union, l'USS Kearsarge au large du port français de Cherbourg dans la Manche. La corvette sudiste CSS Alabama, avait été construite en Angleterre par le chantier Laird en 1862 pour la marine confédérée. Ce navire mixte de 66 mètres sur 9,60 mètres doté de deux machines à vapeur de 300 chevaux est gréé en trois mâts barque. Il comporte huit canons. Il servit comme bateau corsaire et en vingt-deux mois, son équipage arraisonna 447 navires marchands, en coula 67, dont un bâtiment militaire, la canonnière Hatteras, devant les côtes du Texas. Le 11 juin 1864, elle se présente devant le port de Cherbourg pour y effectuer de grosses réparations et ravitailler. Le consul des États-Unis, Édouard Liais, donne aussitôt l'alerte. Une frégate, l' USS Kearsarge se présente. L'Alabama fut finalement autorisé à embarquer du charbon avant d'être raccompagné à la limite des eaux territoriales par le croiseur français La Couronne. Les gazettes ayant grandement relayé l'affaire, on vint même de Paris en train pour assister au combat naval.
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  • '''''"The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama," 1864''''' by Édouard Manet
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  • Alabama and Kearsarge were warships of the Confederate States Navy and United States Navy, respectively, which fought off the port of Cherbourg, France on June 19, 1864 during the American Civil War. The Kearsarge was victorious, sinking the Alabama, bringing to an end its destruction of Union ships. It was very violent. A potentially critical hit by Alabama on Kearsarge proved futile because the shell failed to explode. Other shots bounced off chains hung on the Union ship's side.
  • Lors de la guerre de Sécession américaine, le combat naval à Cherbourg opposa le 19 juin 1864 un navire de la marine confédérée, le CSS Alabama à un navire de la marine de l'Union, l'USS Kearsarge au large du port français de Cherbourg dans la Manche. La corvette sudiste CSS Alabama, avait été construite en Angleterre par le chantier Laird en 1862 pour la marine confédérée.
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