Mystery ship washes ashore in Alabama after Hurricane Ike

Posted on September 26, 2008 at 8:43 am.
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Ship WreckHurricane Ike uncovered a mystery ship on the coast of Alabma. Archaeologists say it could be a two-masted Civil War schooner that ran aground in 1862 or another ship from some 70 years later. The wrecked ship is 136.9 feet long and 25 feet wide. The wreck had been found about 6 miles from Fort Morgan. Fort Morgan was used as Union forces attacked in 1864 during the Battle of Mobile Bay.

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