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  2. Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries - Wikipedia

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    In 1861, only four inlets were deep enough for ocean-going vessels to pass: Beaufort, [4] Ocracoke, Hatteras, and Oregon Inlets. Hatteras Inlet was the most important of these, so it was given two forts, named Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark [5] Fort Hatteras was sited adjacent to the inlet, on the sound side of Hatteras Island. Fort Clark was ...

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  4. Naval Facility Cape Hatteras - Wikipedia

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    On 26 June 1962 NAVFAC Cape Hatteras made the first SOSUS detection of a Soviet diesel submarine. [1] [5] Due to its location on Cape Hatteras, when the facility initially opened, it was only accessibly via ferry from the Oregon Inlet. The ferry discontinued service at night during winter months and there were frequent interruptions due to ...

  5. Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Wikipedia

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    Cape Hatteras is a combination of natural and cultural resources, and provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities. Once dubbed the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for its treacherous currents, shoals, and storms, Cape Hatteras has a wealth of history relating to shipwrecks , lighthouses , and the US Lifesaving Service .

  6. Diamond Shoals - Wikipedia

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    Hidden beneath the waves and constantly changing in both form and depth, the shoals are believed to be responsible for up to 600 shipwrecks along the Cape Hatteras shoreline, an area commonly known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic". [2] Diamond Shoals is composed of three distinct shoals, collectively designated as Diamond Shoals.

  7. Hatteras Inlet - Wikipedia

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    The modern "Hatteras Inlet" was formed on September 7, 1846, by a violent gale. This massive storm was the same storm that opened present-day Oregon Inlet. The new inlet at Hatteras became a profitable inlet because it gave the Inner Banks, NC a quicker and easier route to travel to and from the Gulf Stream.

  8. Cape Hatteras - Wikipedia

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    Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989. Image orientated with North to the left and East pointing up. Cape Hatteras / ˈ h æ t ə r ə s / is a cape located at a pronounced bend in Hatteras Island, one of the barrier islands of North Carolina. As a temperate barrier island, the landscape has been shaped by wind, waves, and storms.

  9. USS Hatteras (1861) - Wikipedia

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    The first USS Hatteras was a 1,126-ton iron-hulled steamer purchased by the Union Navy at the beginning of the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat and assigned to the Union blockade of the ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America .