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years later, she was- lost off Vera Cruz, being then commanded by Captain Crow, and with her was lost 120 officers and men, nearly the whole of her coinpleiwent. As if Nemesis was thirsting for revenge, among the two or three saved was Captain Semmes, who m after years became an admiral on the Confederate side m the American Civil War. His exploits m the Sumpter and the Alabama are outside the scope of this article, but from an outsiders point of view Semmes was a hero of which any country might be proud, even if he did destroy every North American ship lie came across before lus illmatched fight with the frigate Rear? -safffc • . '