Shortly before Adm Farragut uttered the line "damn the torpedos.." the 2,100 ton Ironclad USS Tecumseh, right beside his USS Hartford flagship, had hit a torpedo and "rose up out of the water, then plunged beneath the waves, as if an arrow plucked from a bow.."
- in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
I always found it the best part of the Offical Report...I've never forgot it.
Those were the Admirals written words, he was tied to the riggings of his ship, so he wouldn't fall off at the time, and he watched it, right beside him.
A torpedo was a stationary Mine, back then, not what they are today.
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- in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Those were the Admirals written words, he was tied to the riggings of his ship, so he wouldn't fall off at the time, and he watched it, right beside him.
A torpedo was a stationary Mine, back then, not what they are today.
up the ship!Keep Protesting!
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