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Tag Archives: Mobile River

Wreck of “Last Slave Ship” Clotilda Remarkably Well Preserved

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Rick SpilmanDecember 26, 2021

An interesting article from the New York Times —  In 2019, a team of researchers confirmed that a wooden wreck resting in the murky waters of the Mobile River in Alabama was the schooner  Clotilda, the last known ship to … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Alabama, Benin, Clotilda, last slave ship, Mobile River

Update: Alabama Shipwreck Not Schooner Clotilda, the Last Slave Ship

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Rick SpilmanMarch 17, 2018

At the end of January, we posted about a shipwreck that was suspected to be the remains of the schooner Clotilda, the last vessel to carry slaves to the United States. The wreck was roughly in the right place on … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Clotilda, Mobile River, slave ship, wreck
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