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Castor

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Civil War Campaign Medal

Bark:

Built in 1851 at Malta

Launched, date unknown

Castor was a Maltese sailing vessel bought in Liverpool by Confederate agents about 1863

Commanded by a Captain G. Attard, she acted as tender and storeship to CSS Georgia

The best known incident during that duty, which of necessity she performed with as little ostentation as possible, was at remote Fernando de Noronha Island, belonging to Brazil: On 16 May 1863 as she commenced coaling Georgia there she was forced by the Brazilian authorities, under diplomatic pressure from the United States, to cease operations

Georgia got away and USS Mohican stood guard thereafter over Castor and her companion, Agrippina until they were induced to sell their coal and ammunition locally in return for permission to depart in peace

Castor began discharging 22 June, following Agrippina's example.

Specifications:
Displacement 252 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion sail

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