Two Navies, One Ship: The Story of the USS Water Witch
30May2012
June Cool History: Two Navies, One Ship – The USS/CSS Water Witch
The compelling story of the ship & Sailors – Union & Confederate, Free & Enslaved, Military & Civilian – involved in the capture of the Water Witch on June 3, 1864.
The USS Water Witch, recreated in full-scale on Museum grounds, was a US side-wheel steamship captured by the Confederate Navy late in the war, giving the ship the distinction of serving under both flags, in addition to a pre-war history which included the Water Witch Incident, an international crisis in South America.
Visit our Water Witch page for photos and more information on the ship and our replica.
1:30 pm – Indoor Presentation: Two Navies, One Ship
Multi-media program on the history of the Water Witch before and during the Civil War and the personal stories of its crew and their families.
2:30 pm – Outdoor Presentation: Interpretive Tour of the Museum’s full-scale Water Witch replica weapons demonstration featuring cutlasses and firearms
3:30 pm – Indoor Presentation: Two Navies, One Ship
Multi-media program on the history of the Water Witch before and during the Civil War and the personal stories of its crew and their families.
Saturday, June 2 | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Regular Admission
Are the 32lb guns on the Water Witch all mounted on broadside? Or, are any mounted as pivot guns to fire on both sides or forward?
Michael,
As far as I know, the 32′s were mounted broadside. During her Civil War years, the WW had a 30-pound Parrot mounted on the foredeck on a pivot carriage.