Presenter
John V. Quarstein
Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center
About the Lecture
The Confederates had limited resources to counter Union ironclads blocking Southern harbors and rivers. Matthew Fontaine Maury and others developed torpedoes (mines) to block federal riverine movements. These weapons dramatically damaged several Union vessels. Captain John Worden’s USS Montauk struck a torpedo; yet his quick actions helped to save his ship enabling it to fight another day. Other US Navy monitors were not so fortunate. USS Tecumseh struck a torpedo during the Battle of Mobile Bay and sank in 90 seconds.
Attendees are welcome to send comments or questions to John, and he will answer them following his talk.
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Location: Explorers Theater
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Image Credit: USS Cairo being sunk by a torpedo on the Yazoo River.
Courtesy NavSource.org, http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/86/86064