Anchor

Dublin Core

Title

Anchor

Subject

History
Distribution & Transportation Objects
Water Transportation Equipment

Description

Part of Stock of Anchor of U. S. Congress Frigate, rectangular piece of wood consisting of many holes. Burnt by CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack, and persistently mid-identified by that name or as "Merrimac") off Newport News 3-8-1862. Wood was underwater for 16 years.

Date

Civil War

Identifier

0037-0009-0001

Medium

Wood

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Donor

Mrs. John B. Galloway

Continent

North America

Country

United States

Collection

Citation

“Anchor,” University of Arkansas Museum, accessed May 5, 2024, https://uamuseum.omeka.net/items/show/71039.