Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Confederate Navy Vessels Operating in South Carolina Waters-- Part 4: Torpedo Boats and Submersibles

TORPEDO BOATS AND SUBMERSIBLES IN SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS

DAVID--  steam-powered torpedo boat, 50 feet long.  Captured at the fall of Charleston..

MIDGET DAVID--  Same as above.

H.L. HUNLEY--  Hand-cranked submarine which sank the USS Housatonic and then sank itself.

LARGE DAVID--  160 feet long and under construction and captured at the fall of Charleston.

--Old B-Runner

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