"March 6, 1864: Failed torpedo-boat attack on ..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 08 Mar 2014 9:30 p.m. PST |
…USS Memphis. "The success of the H.L. Hunley on February 17, 1864, even if qualified by the loss of the submarine, gave reason for Confederate authorities at Charleston to attempt more torpedo-craft attacks. The next attempt was not in front of Charleston harbor, but rather to the southwest on the North Edisto River. Federals had not placed obstructions or taken other measures, as done on the Stono River, to deter Confederate attacks. And the USS Memphis, a former blockade runner herself, operated in the North Edisto. Acting Master Robert O. Patterson commanded the Memphis. With the Hunley gone, the Confederates employed the CSS David torpedo-boat. The David employed a spar torpedo much like that successfully used on the Hunley. But the David could not submerge, and relied on a low profile to avoid detection during an attack…"
Full article here.
civilwarnavy150.blogspot.com.ar Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| EJNashIII | 09 Mar 2014 4:07 p.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing, Tango. I was there in Charleston as a re-enactor representing the crew of the USS Housatonic for the Hunley 150th anniversary. |
| Tango01 | 09 Mar 2014 11:20 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend.
Glad you enjoyed it!. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
| CampyF | 10 Mar 2014 7:13 a.m. PST |
Torpedo nets in 1864. Interesting. Thank you for this. |
| Tango01 | 10 Mar 2014 10:58 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
| John the Greater | 12 Mar 2014 6:34 a.m. PST |
Very interesting. As a side note, James Tomb joined the Brazilian navy after the War and was their torpedo expert during the early stages of the war with Paraguay. |
TKindred  | 23 Mar 2014 6:55 a.m. PST |
Several of these were captured at the end of the war. The upper hull, stack etc, were painted a haze grey to better help hide them, and as clean a coal as was available was used to keep the smoke white, again to help hide the vessel. I have been trying for sometime now to find out whether one of these vessels was displayed at the Chicago World's Fair in 1876. The reason is that, some years back, divers located some sort of weird "structure" offshore, in fairly shallow water, and from the images I saw on TV, it looked for all the world like the hull of one of these David's. It would be nice to find out if that's the case. Slightly O/T, I have a resin model of one of these in 54mm scale that I hope to get started on at some point. I bought it many years ago, but it's a lovely kit and quite detailed. |
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prepares to do some regimental-level ACW gaming.
