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A Long Night for the USS “Huron”

Record #:
9249
Abstract:
On November 23, 1877, the USS HURON sailed through North Carolina waters on its way to the West Indies. The ship was caught in a terrible storm and ran ashore in the middle of the night. Of the 132 crew members, only thirty-four survived. Wreckage of the HURON can still be seen on the Outer Banks near Nag's Head.\r\n
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 1, June 1978, p8-10, 62, il