CSS David
Confederate States Navy torpedo boat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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CSS David was an American Civil War-era torpedo boat. On October 5, 1863, she undertook a partially successful attack on USS New Ironsides which was participating in the blockade of Charleston, South Carolina.
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Pen-and ink drawing of CSS David, showing external and internal plan | |
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Confederate States | |
Name | David |
Launched | 1863 |
Commissioned | 1863 |
Decommissioned | 1865? |
Fate | unknown |
General characteristics | |
Length | 50 ft (15 m) |
Beam | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Complement | 4 officers and men |
Armament | 1 spar torpedo |
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