Show ALABAMA SAILS On July 1862 the AUb B second cond cruiser built buill I in England tili tI the tho o Confederates sailed pool despite protests by Us Stat States lf representatives representative J J f The cruiser was of 00 tons b ba baden den feet teet in to length 32 breadth 20 feet teet in depth and dr when pr provisioned and coaled cruise 16 15 feet oct of oC water 11 The Tho ship was built an and laune at Liverpool and Immediately came camo nn an object lOt suspicion 1 tho the consul of ot th the United J that porto port Ho lie finally succeeded obtaining proof of ot the violations violation lite tiie s to foreign reIgn enlistment act ct but butI fore tore tho the British authorities J 1 action the tho cruiser had sailed av Tho The Alabama equipped h V r en engine Jn larg lari harge and arid aft aCt sails salis and And carrying eli elg guns proceeded to th the Ala Asor where she he took on ona a additional l nal plies and m men n. n c. c She then made a flying trip to J i United States and cruising tiP down the thc Atlantic seaboard ank n number of or federal t gunboats Tho rho Alabama was finally Bunk the tho led federal steamer steamer K a r f short dl distance off oCt the Franco France In June 1864 |