The USS Narcissus, which saw service during the Civil War before going down in a storm in 1866 off Tampa, Fla., has been nominated to become Florida's 12th "shipwreck park," according to a
proposal from the state archaeological research bureau. The designation is mean to draw scuba divers and build tourism. During the war, the U.S. Navy screw steamer hit a torpedo and sank during the Battle of Mobile Bay.
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