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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --

Anglia (British steamship and blockade Runner, 1847-1865).
Renamed Admiral DuPont in 1863

Anglia, a 473 gross ton iron side-wheel steamship, was built at West Ham, England, in 1847. She was active as a blockade runner in 1862, making a successful round-trip voyage between Nassau, Bahamas, and Charleston, South Carolina, in July-September. A second trip through the blockade ended with her capture in Bulls Bay, S.C., by boats from USS Flag and USS Restless, on 27 October 1862. After adjudication by the U.S. prize court Anglia was sold to new owners, who renamed her Admiral DuPont in January 1863 and employed her until 8 June 1865, when she was sunk in a collision.

This page features the only views we have related to the steamer Anglia, which was renamed Admiral DuPont in 1863.

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Photo #: NH 58711 Blockade Runner Anglia Line engraving published in "The Soldier in Our Civil War", depicting Anglia anchored in port. She was captured at Bull's Bay, South Carolina, on 27 October 1862 by boats from USS Restless and USS Flag. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 134KB; 740 x 530 pixels

Photo #: NH 63860 Steamship Admiral DuPont (1847-1865) Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1950, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. Built in England in 1847 and captured as the blockade runner Anglia on 27 October 1862, this steamer was renamed Admiral DuPont upon reentering commercial service. Courtesy of Erik Heyl. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 395 pixels

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