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Bulloch History with Roger Allen - The 'Ogeechee' vessels: Steamer to tanker
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Roger Allen
Over the past two centuries, several boats have been named "Ogeechee." The first such vessel, built in 1863 to be a wooden steamer, was converted into a steam-powered "screw-ram." Intended to be manned by a complement of as many as 120 sailors, the CSS Ogeechee was heavily-armed.
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