The USS Narcissus with Madison from It's a History Podcast


The USS Narcissus sank in 1866 during a storm at the mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida.
The USS Narcissus was a Union screw tug during the American Civil War, originally built as the stram tug, Mary Cook in 1863. USS Narcissus sank for the first time in 1864 in Mobile Bay, but was refloated, repaired, and put back into service. Her fatal sinking was in 1866, off the coast of Egmont Key, in the mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida.
This episode was researched and written by Rich Napolitano and Madison Schmidt..All episodes, notes, and merchandise can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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Original theme music by Sean Sigfried, and you can find him at https://www.seansigfried.com.
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