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S. S. General Hooker (Rescue Ship for the S. S. Republic) Lithograph

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
S. S. General Hooker (Rescue Ship for the S. S. Republic) Lithograph
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Color lithograph of a full profile of the side wheeler S. S. General Hooker. This is a very rare lithograph that was located after the discovery of the Republic was made. Lithograph printed by J. H. Bufford Lithographs of Boston. 17.5" x 25.5". Beautifully framed in gold frame with linen double mat, 39" x 49". Minor tear into the lithograph at bottom penetrates 3" of the ocean. Colors are bright and vibrant. VERY FINE! This piece is a real treasure!

The Republic left New York on October 18, 1865 bound for New Orleans. It sank on October 25th in a tremendous storm that sank or damaged a reported 200 ships. (The discovery of the Republic in recent times has garnered significant interest.) The Hooker was based at Fort Royal near Charleston just after the Civil War. The Hooker was dispatched at the specific request of the Republic's Captain Ed Young, once he himself arrived in Charleston. Young asked the military at Fort Royal for immediate help. Quartermaster John Moore commanded the Hooker at Fort Royal. Moore intercepted a small ship which had picked up 14 survivors (who were adrift for six days at sea) and brought them safely back to Port Royal. Moore died less than two weeks later and not report of the rescue was ever published. This ship was an important rescue vessel for survivors of the doomed and sunken treasure ship, the S. S. Republic, which sank with a reported $400,000 in specie on board. Date: 1886 Location: Charleston, South Carolina HWAC# 56202