Granite City Roller Girls Granite City Roller Girls "Granite City Roller Derby" (GCRD) is a roller derby league based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league currently have two teams which compete with teams from other leagues. Originating as the Aberdeen Aces, GCRD were the second established roller derby league in Scotland. The league struggled in the early days to find a training hall to practice in and resorted to skating in a local car park when weather allowed. In November 2008, the league began skating at the Aberdeen Lads Club, and was reborn as the "Granite City Roller Girls". In May 2010,
USS Granite City (1863) the two ships covered the landing of several hundred troops near Smith Point, Texas, and defended them by shelling shore positions. After 3 more months of grueling blockade duty, "Granite City" was dispatched with steamer to Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana, to receive refugees. While thus engaged on 28 April 1864, the two ships came under attack by Confederate troops and shore batteries. After an hour's sharp engagement, both ships surrendered, placing "Granite City" back into Confederate custody. Fitted out as a Confederate blockade runner, her original occupation, "Granite City" was loaded at Galveston, Texas, and ran out of Velasco, Texas, 20