APRIL 17TH, 1865: Sunken obstructions placed in the channel of the Blakely River, Mobile Bay, Alabama, were removed by blasting directed by Master Adrian C. Starrett, USS Maria A. Wood, this clearing navigational hazards in Mobile Bay.
The Union Navy sure lost a lot of ships to Confederate torpedoes in this area.
A lot easier to remove this way than by hand. And much safer, too.
Swept Clean? --Old B-R'er
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