{"product_id":"22431","title":"\"CSS Alabama\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater Colour \u0026amp; White Gouache Body Colour on Water Colour Board\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImage size: 18x 26 1\/2 inches (45.5 x67 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, and dated '16,lower right\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting shows \u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e at sea, overhauling a whaler flying Norwegian colours, but looking very American - perhaps she is, perhaps she isn’t...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of the \u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e is a well-known tale of the American Civil War. It is one of gallantry, bravery and daring from a southern view and outright piracy from a northern opinion...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was built amid secrecy in Birkenhead by John Laird very quickly as Hull 290 at a cost of £51,716 and sailed from the Mersey on July 29th 1862, under temporary command, to Praya in the Azores, officialy the Spanish \u003cem\u003eEnrica\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was commissioned on August 24th 1862 as CSS \u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e asd received her guns and her captain, Commander Raphael Semmes CSN. He had previously commanded the Confederate raider \u003cem\u003eSumter\u003c\/em\u003e with considerable success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough her officers were southerners \u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003ewas largely manned by Liverpool sailors, who as so often with the British,acquired a reputation for drunkenness ashore.For almost two years \u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e attacked northern merchant shipping in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean, especially whalers. In her raiding she captured 65 ships, worth around $6,000,000 in 1864 value, and 2000 prisoners. Captain Semmes treated prisoners with courtesy and not one man from the captured Union merchant ships was lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e sank the Union warship \u003cem\u003eHatteras\u003c\/em\u003e off Galveston Texas but eventuallywas trapped in the French port of Cherbourg by the USS \u003cem\u003eKearsarge\u003c\/em\u003e. On the 19th June 1864 Alabama sailed and engaged \u003cem\u003eKearsarge\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e’s powder and shells were defective and \u003cem\u003eKearsarge\u003c\/em\u003e was protected by chain armour and carried a regular fully trained naval crew.\u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e was sunk in front of thousands ofspectators including the painterManet. Raphael Semmes and many of the ships crew escaped capture. Semmes returned to the Confederacy and carried on the fight, becoming an Admiral of the Confederate Navy.After the war he was arrested by the US for his raiding in \u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e and spent time in prison. On release he returned to continue his original profession as a lawyer and died in 1877.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wreck of\u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e was found in 1984 and has since been explored and is the subject of continuing archaeology. The Alabama has been the subject of stories, books and songs, notably the South African song still popular Daar Kom die Alibama, and the sea shanty Roll Alabama Roll recorded by the band Bellowhead among others. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING IAN LOWE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Marine Artists.co.uk one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings forclients and collectorsall over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo commission your own painting from Ian Lowe, contact Charles Mayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand we will post or email you a free pack of information including our short guides \"Commissioning a Painting from Ian Lowe\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographs \u0026amp; images:\u003c\/strong\u003eWe make every effort to ensure that our photographs represent the paintings on our site faithfully but viewers must be aware that variations in colour and tone can occur according to the screen on which the image is viewed. 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