The Spectral Tide: True Ghost Stories of the U. S. Navy

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    • Constructed in New York City in early , the sleek, black schooner was 75 feet 23 metres long and copper-hulled, with tonnage of Twelve- and pounder guns delivered the threat of severe damage to enemy vessels, plus "a carved alligator head, jaws open to strike, adorned her bow," said Eric Mills in The Spectral Tide: True Ghost Stories of the U. When the wind was too low, 16 sweeps — long oars — provided power.

    The pirate ship was named after another vessel, Teazer, whose crew was captured and jailed in Halifax in Given privilege as officer of the ship, Capt. Frederick Johnson was given parole on sworn covenant of never acting against the British again. Should the captain fail to toe the line, the penalty would be the noose. Returned to the United States, Johnson could not resist the enticement of privateering. Although regarded as "a nasty man, foul-tempered and disliked," he was able to sign on as first lieutenant on the newly built Young Teazer, completing the crew of 37 men.

    At the helm was Capt. Dobson, a pirate who enjoyed his raucous seafaring work. On May 10, , Young Teazer sailed out of port on her first voyage.

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    After a five-hour chase, the pirates claimed "the Invincible Napoleon, a French gunner with a hundred-man crew," Mills said. The vessel had changed hands and names several times, captured back and forth between the British, French and Americans. Dobson confidently passed off his crew and ship as a prize vessel that he gained.

    Slipping safely out of enemy reach, Dobson arrogantly challenged the captain of the enormous gun HMS La Hogue to engage. Recognizing an opportunity to eliminate the pesky Young Teazer, Capt. North Charleston Naval Shipyard operated from to Many of the former areas of the base as well as the dry-docks are leased to private businesses and government agencies.

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    There are some areas of the old base that have been turned into community parks. The apparition of a young slave girl has been reported hiding behind a group of trees at the Charleston Naval Base.

    Never venture onto abandoned properties without express permission by the property owner s. This massive complex is said to be haunted by various spirits from a range of historical periods. Mills describes the large shipyard complex and the first dry dock built in The dry dock includes multiple buildings constructed from old sailing ship timbers. The author speculates that many of the spirits reported in this area are still connected to the timbers taken from their ships.

    These ghosts include:.

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