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Brown Water Navies Inland Naval Operations During the American Civil War

Brown Water Navies Inland Naval Operations During the American Civil War Naval Mines, Torpedo Boats and Submarine Warfare. HY 215 - Spring 2010 Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A., M.A.Ed. University of South Alabama. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions. Riverine fleet Mobile artillery

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Brown Water Navies Inland Naval Operations During the American Civil War

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  1. Brown Water Navies Inland Naval Operations During the American Civil War Naval Mines, Torpedo Boats and Submarine Warfare HY 215 - Spring 2010 Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A., M.A.Ed. University of South Alabama

  2. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions • Riverine fleet • Mobile artillery • Troop movement • Logistics

  3. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions • Ironclads • Mobile artillery • 6 x 32#, 3 x 8”, 4 x 42#, 1 x 12#

  4. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions • Tinclads • Mobile artillery (2 x 30#, 4 x 24#) • Troop movement • Logistics

  5. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions • Commercial Vessels • Troop movement • Logistics

  6. Naval Mines “Torpedoes”

  7. Naval Mines “Torpedoes”

  8. Naval Mines “Torpedoes”

  9. USS Montauk Keg Torpedo USS Cario Command detonated Demijohn

  10. USS Tecumseh Fretwell-Singer Mine

  11. 83 Sailors83/307 = 27% 8 Marines8/17 = 47% Medals of Honor Battle of Mobile Bay

  12. Union Ships Sunk or Damaged By Confederate Torpedoes Vessels Sunk 29 12,734 tons Serious Damage 5 5,183 tons Minor Damage 8 9,868 tons

  13. Union Ships Sunk/Serious Damaged by CS Torpedoes 1862 1/0 512 tons 1863 2/4 5,605 tons 1864 14/0 7,124 tons 1865 12/1 4,676 tons 5 months

  14. Union Ships Sunk in Mobile Bay and Delta Vessels 10 34% Displacement 3,924 tons 31%

  15. Federal Submarine Efforts

  16. Torpedo Boats David St. Patrick Usually steam, semi submersible Spar or trailing torpedo

  17. The Final Mission

  18. QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

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