One of the two blockade runners found by Tampa, Florida, that were sunk after a Union naval attack in 1864. Its wreck has recently been identified.
Captain William Russell built the stern-wheel Scottish Chief for Captain Banks and installed the machinery of the Brothers steamship in it.
Later, I saw that the Scottish Chief was a sidewheel steamer built in Wilmington, NC in 1855. It was 123 feet long, 18 feet wide, had a 4-foot depth and weighed 102 tons and one deck.
It was offered for sale in an 1856 advertisement and wasn't mentioned in the Wilmington papers after that, so was possibly sold. Perhaps to Tampa?
I'm not sure about whether it was sidewheel or stern, but if going to sea, I think sidewheel would be preferable.
From the Cape Fear River Steamers Blog.
Finding a Lost Ship. --B-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
