"Destruction of the CSS Rattlesnake." Topic
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Tango01  | 23 Feb 2013 11:39 a.m. PST |
"After two attempts by the ironclad monitor gunboat USS Montauk to destroy/defeat the Confederate fortification Ft. McAllister near the mouth of the Ogeechee River, Georgia, Montauk Capt. John Worden and his squadron commander, Adm. DuPont, took stock of what their next move would be. The next move by the Confederates helped with this decision. The evening of 27 February 1863, the former blockade runner/now commerce raider CSS Nashville (re-named CSS Rattlesnake) slipped downriver from her mooring above Ft. McAllister, hoping to evade the USN blockaders in Ossabaw Sound in the dark of night. Her captain evidently felt the time was not right, and he turned around and headed back up the Ogeechee to his protected mooring site. In a great stroke of misfortune, Rattlesnake ran aground on a shallow bar in the river, near the fort. A tug was sent down and desperate attempts were made to free the trapped ship. If "bad luck brings bad luck," this would be it, because the Union Navy found out about the trapped raider that very night…"
Full article here
link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| John the Greater | 27 Feb 2013 12:22 p.m. PST |
Gracias. Ft. McAllister was later captured by Sherman's men in December 1864 after a battle lasting all of 15 minutes. |
| Tango01 | 27 Feb 2013 9:57 p.m. PST |
De nada mi amigo.
Thanks for the data. Amicalement
Armand |
| Captain Crunch | 28 Feb 2013 8:23 a.m. PST |
Thank you for the post. I had not heard of this incident. Add a few more ships and this could be a good scenario. Paul |
| Tango01 | 28 Feb 2013 10:02 p.m. PST |
Happy you had enjoy it my friend!. Amicalement
Armand |
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completes a Confederate river ironclad.
