torpedo boat
- n small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters
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- THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR
The armored Union warship USS New Ironsides came under attack the night of Oct. 5, 1863, while patrolling near Charleston, S.C. The attack by the Confederate steam-powered torpedo boat CSS David inflicted damage on the warship but it managed to escape worse fate and remained active in enforcing a Union blockade of Confederate ports well after the attack. read more
Oct. 3, 2013 - The Times Record