ENC Today.com, July 16th.
Alton Stapleford, 78, died July 15th. From 2002 to 2009, when the CSS Neuse II opened to the public, Mr. Stapleford worked tirelessly to transfer a model he made into a full-size 158-foot replica of the Confederate ironclad CSS Neuse.
It was his life-long dream to build the ship.
Stapleford was a Vietnam War veteran and Kinston, North Carolina, businessman. His ship now has a fiberglass replica naval artillery piece.
The boat is his fitting legacy.
A big thanks to Mr. Stapleford for creating the only full-size Confederate ironclad in existence.
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