Brown Water Navies Inland Naval Operations During the American Civil War Naval Mines, Torpedo Boats...

Brown Water Navies

Inland Naval OperationsDuring the American Civil War

Naval Mines, Torpedo Boats and Submarine Warfare

HY 215 - Spring 2010

Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A., M.A.Ed.University of South Alabama

US Navy

Inland NavyContributions

Riverine fleetMobile artilleryTroop movementLogistics

US Navy

Inland NavyContributions

IroncladsMobile artillery6 x 32#, 3 x 8”, 4 x 42#, 1 x

12#

US Navy

Inland NavyContributions

TincladsMobile artillery (2 x 30#, 4 x 24#)

Troop movementLogistics

US Navy

Inland NavyContributions

Commercial VesselsTroop movementLogistics

Naval Mines“Torpedoes”

Naval Mines“Torpedoes”

Naval Mines“Torpedoes”

USS Montauk

Keg Torpedo

USS Cario

Command detonatedDemijohn

USS TecumsehFretwell-Singer Mine

Medals of HonorBattle of Mobile Bay

83 Sailors 83/307 = 27%

8 Marines 8/17 = 47%

Union Ships Sunk or DamagedBy Confederate Torpedoes

Vessels Sunk29 12,734 tons

Serious Damage5 5,183 tons

Minor Damage8 9,868 tons

Union Ships Sunk/Serious Damaged by CS Torpedoes

1862 1/0 512 tons

1863 2/4 5,605 tons

1864 14/0 7,124 tons

1865 12/1 4,676 tons 5 months

Union Ships Sunk in Mobile Bay and Delta

Vessels10 34%

Displacement3,924 tons 31%

FederalSubmarine Efforts

Torpedo Boats

David

St. Patrick

Usually steam, semi submersibleSpar or trailing torpedo

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