The scuttling and self-sinking of the Confederate ironclad frigate CSS Virginia. The destruction took place on 11 May 1862, after Confederate troops were forced to evacuate the area around Norfolk (Virginia) and did not wish to allow the ship to fall into Union hands, American history, authentic, digitally restored high-resolution reproduction from a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical
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The scuttling and self-sinking of the Confederate ironclad frigate CSS Virginia. The destruction took place on 11 May 1862, after Confederate troops were forced to evacuate the area around Norfolk (Virginia) and did not wish to allow the ship to fall into Union hands, American history, authentic, digitally restored high-resolution reproduction from a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical

Date

Aug 18, 2026

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

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BRK26I08_178

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Royalty free

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69.2Mb (23.1Mb) / 19.0in x 14.1in / 5714 x 4232 (300dpi)

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