M.R. Yoder
Commerce Raider: Chickamauga
Originally named Edith when she launched from the shipyards of Liverpool in 1863, she steamed under a Bahamian flag for a year as she ran blackmarket cargo through the Union Naval blockade between Confederate ports and Havana. Another successful run through the blockade landed her to port in Wilmington, North Carolina, where she was officially pressed into service by the Confederacy. Renamed Chickamauga, she was used as a commerce raider against Northern shipping interests until her boiler overheated during a pursuit and exploded, killing the entire crew.
I will post a full gallery once I get a better photo set-up ready to go.
P.S. I want to take this and a few other models to Brickfair in VA this year. Whether or not I go depends on if I can find someone to split hotel costs with. If you're going this year and would like a roommate, send me a private message.
Commerce Raider: Chickamauga
Originally named Edith when she launched from the shipyards of Liverpool in 1863, she steamed under a Bahamian flag for a year as she ran blackmarket cargo through the Union Naval blockade between Confederate ports and Havana. Another successful run through the blockade landed her to port in Wilmington, North Carolina, where she was officially pressed into service by the Confederacy. Renamed Chickamauga, she was used as a commerce raider against Northern shipping interests until her boiler overheated during a pursuit and exploded, killing the entire crew.
I will post a full gallery once I get a better photo set-up ready to go.
P.S. I want to take this and a few other models to Brickfair in VA this year. Whether or not I go depends on if I can find someone to split hotel costs with. If you're going this year and would like a roommate, send me a private message.