North Carolina’s first Heritage Dive Site, the Civil War blockade runner Condor, rests in 25 feet of water, about 700 yards off the beach in front of the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. She is one of the best-preserved Civil War blockade runners found anywhere in the world.
Her full lower hull, engines, paddle wheels and boilers all are still in place. The vessel is laid across the sea floor like a drawing of the high-tech, stealthy steamer she was when she sailed for Wilmington with her cargo and illustrious passenger, Confederate spy Rose O’Neal Greenhow, more than 150 years ago.
The Condor, along with the many other shipwrecks along the N.C. coast, is part of North Carolina’s rich maritime heritage. By designating Condor as a Heritage Dive Site, that heritage can be better preserved and protected.
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