Monday, April 13, 2015

USS Ida Sunk By Torpedo in Mobile Bay

APRIL 13TH, 1865:  The USS Ida struck a torpedo on her starboard side and sank in Mobile Bay.  The Ida was the fifth U.S. vessel in less than five weeks to be sunk by a Confederate torpedo in the vicinity of Mobile.

Torpedoes Doing Their Job.  --Old B-Runner

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