MAY 27TH, 1865: The USS Pontiac, Lt.Cmdr. Luce, delivered several relics of Confederate warfare to the United States Naval Academy. These were sent from Charleston by Rear Admiral Dahlgren and included a torpedo boat similar to the one "that exploded a torpedo under the Ironsides on the night of October 10, 1863, and afterwards menaced our vessels constantly."
He also sent two torpedoes similar to those which had sunk the USS Patapsco and Harvest Moon. he credited Confederate torpedo warfare as "most troublesome" to Union naval forces. Secretary Welles reported that "torpedoes have been more destructive of our naval vessels than all other means combined."
Those Mean Old Torps. --Old B-R'er
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