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THBModel of the Blockade Runner Fergus, aka Presto
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LiveJun 10, 2016 - Jun 11, 2016
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Model of the Blockade Runner Fergus, aka Presto
Ship built to 1:64 scale, 41 x 8.5 x 14.5 in. high with stand. Crafted in intricate detail in wood and metal by Alois Schmid, Quincy, MA, in 1972, commissioned by Cliff Young. Consignor relates that this exceptional model of the Fergus, aka Presto, was built using the plans housed at the Smithsonian. Accompanied by acrylic cover and wood travel case.
Purpose-built as a blockade runner by Alexander Stephen & Sons in Glasgow, Scotland in 1863, Fergus, aka Presto, was consigned to the Wilmington firm of DeRosset, Brown & Co., and made only two successful runs before being destroyed attempting to enter Charleston Harbor in February 1864. Despite an impressive top speed of 20.5 knots, she was run ashore in fog just in front of Fort Moultrie. A New York Times article from February 14, 1864, gives an account of what happened when the fog cleared and the Union forces spotted her on the beach: "...She was a splendid looking side-wheel steamer, with two smoke stacks and rakish masts. Forts Wagner and Gregg, aided by two monitors, at once commenced to shell her, and by noon she was a complete wreck. A two hundred-pounder Parrot from Fort Wagner cut her nearly in two. Besides the shelling of the steamer, the city of Charleston, James Island, and Forts Johnson and Moultrie have received a tremendous cannonading."
Provenance: The M. Clifford (Cliff) and Lynne B. Young Confederate Blockade Runner CollectionCondition
Very good condition.
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