Project Gutenberg 2017-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 237 Sprunt, James 1846 1924 20005737 Derelicts: An Account of Ships Lost at Sea in General Commercial Traffic And a Brief History of Blockade Runners Stranded Along the North Carolina Coast, 1861-1865 E-text prepared by deaurider, Graeme Mackreth, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Derelicts: An Account of Ships Lost at Sea in General Commercial Traffic" by James Sprunt is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work discusses the fate of numerous vessels that were abandoned at sea, particularly during the American Civil War, detailing blockade runners and other ships lost along the North Carolina coast. It captures the narrative of their journeys, the challenges they faced, and the broader implications of maritime navigation during a turbulent period in U.S. history. The opening of the book sets the stage by introducing the author's long-standing interest in the stories of derelict ships and the blockade runners that encountered various fates during the Civil War. Sprunt reflects on episodes from his own life, including his role as a paymaster on some of these ships, conveying a deep sense of nostalgia and urgency to document these stories before they fade from memory. He establishes that many of these derelict ships still hold their secrets, and introduces the term "derelict" within a legal context, while describing the dangers they pose to maritime traffic. The beginning of the book combines personal recollections, historical insights, and vivid imagery of life at sea, drawing readers into the perilous world of nautical adventures amidst the backdrop of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Derelicts Blockade North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 E456 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 500385 2025-09-22T11:19:29.581182 text/html 465407 2024-10-23T03:04:06 text/html 239161 2025-09-22T11:19:39.477152 application/epub+zip 245209 2025-09-22T11:19:31.854195 application/epub+zip 220374 2025-09-22T11:19:30.566153 application/epub+zip 413057 2025-09-22T11:19:44.226132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353247 2025-09-22T11:19:38.162126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319162 2022-08-25T10:51:34.358396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385246 2025-09-22T11:19:28.526188 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 365130 2024-10-23T03:04:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16760 2025-09-22T11:19:44.425083 application/rdf+xml 20128 2025-09-22T11:19:30.698167 image/jpeg 2853 2025-09-22T11:19:30.633143 image/jpeg 221172 2025-09-22T11:19:29.621158 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog