1. Brown Water Navies Inland Naval Operations During 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

4. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions Riverine fleet Mobile artillery Troop movement Logistics

5. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions Ironclads Mobile artillery 6 x 32#, 3 x 8”, 4 x 42#, 1 x 12#

6. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions Tinclads Mobile artillery (2 x 30#, 4 x 24#) Troop movement Logistics

7. US Navy Inland Navy Contributions Commercial Vessels Troop movement Logistics

8. Naval Mines “Torpedoes”

9. Naval Mines “Torpedoes”

10. Naval Mines “Torpedoes”

11. USS Montauk Keg Torpedo USS Cario Command detonated Demijohn

12. USS Tecumseh Fretwell-Singer Mine

13. Medals of Honor Battle of Mobile Bay 83 Sailors 83/307 = 27% 8 Marines 8/17 = 47%

14. Union Ships Sunk or Damaged By Confederate Torpedoes Vessels Sunk 2912,734 tons Serious Damage 55,183 tons Minor Damage 89,868 tons

15. Union Ships Sunk/Serious Damaged by CS Torpedoes 18621/0512 tons 18632/45,605 tons 186414/07,124 tons 186512/14,676 tons 5 months

16. Union Ships Sunk in Mobile Bay and Delta Vessels 1034% Displacement 3,924 tons31%

18. Federal Submarine Efforts

19. Torpedo Boats David St. Patrick Usually steam, semi submersible Spar or trailing torpedo

21. The Final Mission

24. QUESTIONS & COMMENTS