Before its voyage was over, thirty- two Union merchant and whaling ships and their cargoes would be sunk. With new gun ports cut to accommodate additional cannon, the CSS Shenandoah commenced the last, most quixotic sea story of the Civil War, the 58,000-mile, around-the-world cruise of the Confederacy’s third most successful merchant raider. The subterfuge was ended off the shores of Madeira, as the ship was rechristened and outfitted for war. The sleek, 222-foot, black auxiliary steamer The Sea King left London on October, 8, 1864, ostensibly bound for Bombay.
The 58,000-Mile, Around-the-World Cruise of the Confederacy's Last Ship Afloat
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