Irish Bend

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Irish Bend

Irish Bend in Bayou Teche. This is the site of the USS Tensas.

This file appears in: Sunken Steamboat in Bayou Teche

By Ryan LeBlanc
In Bayou Teche just north of Franklin, Louisiana sits a sunken steamboat from Civil War times. The ship is named CSS Tom Sugg or the USS Tensas. The ship was captured during the Civil War which is why it is given two names. This ship now lies under…