An interesting artifact recovered from the shipwreck of the blockade-runner the “Modern Greece”, this item is a 13” x ¾” lead ingot exported by a British manufacturer bound for the Confederacy. This water-recovered artifact is partially encrusted, which obscures most of the name of the manufacturer. What is visible are the letters “CROOK_____”, the rest being illegible and covered over by the concretion.

The Modern Greece was a 210-foot English ship loaded with hundreds of tons of rifles, gunpowder and other goods. She was creeping along the coast of North Carolina making for the Cape Fear River and Wilmington when she was spotted in the murky light just before dawn by two ships of the Union blockading force. She was chased and ran aground while trying to get under the protection of the guns of Fort Fisher. Some of her cargo was saved but the rest sank with the ship. Over the years many relics have been legally recovered from the wreck of the ship and this item is one of them.

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