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NH 42396 "Battle of Mobile Bay ... Passing Fort Morgan and the Torpedoes"

Photo #: NH 42396 "Battle of Mobile Bay ... Passing Fort Morgan and the Torpedoes"
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Title: "Battle of Mobile Bay ... Passing Fort Morgan and the Torpedoes"
Description: Photo #: NH 42396 Battle of Mobile Bay ... Passing Fort Morgan and the Torpedoes Print after an artwork by J.O. Davidson, 1886, depicting the Union and Confederate squadrons at the moment that USS Tecumseh sank after striking a mine (torpedo). Confederate ships (left foreground) are Morgan, Gaines and Tennessee. Union monitors visible astern of Tecumseh are Manhattan and Winnebago. USS Brooklyn is leading the outer line of Union warships, immediately followed by USS Hartford. Courtesy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42396
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