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Sink the Alabama

(Sink the Alabama)
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Original Title : Sink the Alabama
Time : 87 Min
Genre : History
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2023
Director : Robert Clem
Writer : Robert Clem
Producer : Robert Clem
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : In Sink the Alabama, the Confederate "pirate ship" Alabama wreaks havoc on Union commercial vessels in the Civil war, evading capture on five oceans as U.S. Naval Secretary Gideon Welles tries to track it down. Despite its neutrality and ...See moreIn Sink the Alabama, the Confederate "pirate ship" Alabama wreaks havoc on Union commercial vessels in the Civil war, evading capture on five oceans as U.S. Naval Secretary Gideon Welles tries to track it down. Despite its neutrality and opposition to slavery, Britain fails to stop the Alabama and other ships from being built and launched in its ports. A fifth column of Confederate sympathizers and a well-financed propaganda campaign convinces the British public that the American civil war is not about slavery but about Southern independence. Semmes is called a "pirate" by the Northern press as he burns Union ships after their passengers have been removed along with provisions and valuables stolen by the crew. Semmes become famous worldwide as he escapes capture time after time. He goes as far as Singapore and the Indian Ocean, but with his crew near mutiny and his ship needing repair, Semmes puts in to Cherbourg France and is trapped there by the USS Kearsarge. Semmes decides to do battle rather than surrender and the Alabama is sunk after a battle off the French coast, with large number of spectators lining the shore.. Written by Robert Clem See less Read more: Plot summary | Synopsis

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