Two new civil war ship papercrafts have been posted at mmpapermodel's site. The one on top is the Army Transport "Maple Leaf." This sidewheel steamer was built in 1851 for the Lake Ontario trade of freight, passengers and livestock. From 1862 it was chartered by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department until it hit a torpedoe (as mines were called) in 1864, when part of an ill fated operation in Florida, not far from Jacksonville.The second one is the Converted Lightship Tender "Coeur de Lion." It was a small ship with a big name, previously having served as a lightship tender. It was typical of many small civilian craft that performed naval duties in the blockade.
