The CSS Bombshell was a steamer on the second largest canal, which was completed in what year?
CSS Bombshell CSS Bombshell — believed to have been an Erie Canal steamer — was a U.S. Army transport. "Bombshell" was sunk by the Confederate batteries in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina on April 18, 1864. She was raised by the Confederate forces and taken into the Confederate States Navy under the command of Lieutenant Albert Gallatin Hudgins, CSN. "Bombshell" was captured at the Battle of Albemarle Sound by USS "Mattabesett" and USS "Sassacus" on May 5, 1864 and sent to New York City.
Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal is a historic Erie canal lock located at Rotterdam in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1841-1842 as part of the First Enlargement. It is built entirely of large cut limestone blocks, laid regular ashlar, and mortared with hydraulic cement. The Northeast lock chamber is 110 ft long and 18 ft wide; the Southwest lock chamber is 220 ft long and 18 to 20 ft wide; and the Center pier is 100 ft long and 26 ft wide. The Southwest lock chamber was expanded in 1889-1890. Lock 23 fell into disuse after the opening of the New York State Barge Canal in 1918. The lock chambers contain no water and the area is open as a local park. The site was reclaimed and stabilized by local volunteers starting in 1999. A replica of a board and batten locktender's hut was constructed between 2000 and 2003 by students from the Union College Department of Civil Engineering.