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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

13 hours ago

Fish Friday On February 4, 2020, Vickie Hammonds of Wilmington caught a World All Tackle Record Gulf Kingfish at Kure Beach. The 3-pound, 13-ounce fish beat out the previous record 3-pound, 1-ounce fish caught at Hatteras Island. Hammonds caught the 21-inch fish using fresh shrimp as bait. North Carolina is home to three species of Kingfish. The rare, Northern Kingfish, the more commonly caught, Southern Kingfish, and the Gulf Kingfish which is the largest of the three. Image: Vickie Hammonds with her record catch. (Image courtesy North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

4 days ago

On February 3, 1942, at 3:32 a.m. roughly 90 miles east of the Virginia North Carolina border, the Swedish merchant ship “Amerikaland” was hit by a torpedo on the starboard side. A second torpedo hit at 3:52 a.m.. Both were fired from the German U-boat “106.” “Amerikaland” sank less than an hour later but not before all crew members abandoned ship in three lifeboats. The three small boats lost contact with each other during a heavy snowstorm but were all eventually picked up by passing vessels. Of the 39 onboard “Amerikaland,” five were lost to exposure during their time in the lifeboats. Many of the survivors suffered extreme frostbite. Image: “Amerikaland” (Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Fact is so much more exciting than fiction! On February 2, 1864, 220 Confederate sailors and Marines snuck down the Neuse River from Kinston to successfully capture the 325-ton federal steamer USS “Underwriter” and challenge the Union’s control of coastal North Carolina. As with any great action scene from a movie, it ended with an explosion as the triumphant men rowed away. Led by Cmdr. John Tayor Wood, the raid involved 14 boats carrying the Confederate crew. The Confederates boarded USS “Underwriter” and, following fierce hand-to-hand combat, took control of the steamer. Almost immediately after "Underwriter” was captured, troops at Fort Stephenson, a Union controlled fort on the riverbank, started firing at the steamer. Cmdr. Wood decided to burn and scuttle the vessel since he could not get the steamer to Confederate controlled territory. The fires his crew set on USS “Underwriter” reached the ship’s powder magazine, causing a dramatic explosion as the Confederates rowed away. Fourteen men were killed in the battle: five Confederate and nine Union. Image: J. O. Davidson engraving by named "Confederates Burning the Gunboat Underwriter" ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort updated their cover photo.

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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Let's see those snow pics!!!❄️🌨☃️(credit Jason Caplan) ... See MoreSee Less

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