17, | " | Boat torpedo attack on the|Charleston. |Successful, the ship being sunk. 1864. | | Federal frigate | | A submarine boat was employed on | | _Housatonic_. | | this occasion, and owing to her | | | | running into the hole made by | | | | her torpedo, went down with the | | | | ship. | | | | March 6, | " | Boat torpedo attack on the|North Edisto|Failed, owing to the torpedo spar 1864. | | Federal ship _Memphis_. |River, South| being broken by the vessel's | | | Carolina. | screw. | | | | April 1, | " | Destruction of the Federal| St. John's |This was effected by a floating 1864. | | transport _Maple Leaf_. | River, | torpedo. | | | Florida. | | | | | April 9, | " | Boat torpedo attack on the|James River.|The ship was severely damaged, 1864. | | Federal ship _Minnesota_.| | but not sunk. Spar torpedo, | | | | charge 53 lbs. gunpowder. | | | | April 19,| " | Boat torpedo attack on the|Charleston. |Failed, owing to the boat being 1864. | | Federal frigate _Wabash_.| | discovered. | | | | May 6, | " | Loss of the _Commodore |James River.|Completely demolished by an 1864. | | Jones_. | | electric torpedo, 1750 lbs. | | | | gunpowder. This part of the | | | | river having been carefully | | | | dragged. | | | | Aug. 5, |Confederates.|Loss of the Federal monitor| Mobile Bay.|This occurred during the Federal 1864. | | _Tecumseh_. | | attack on the defences of Mobile | | | | Bay, the ship disappearing | | | | almost instantaneously. The | | | | captain and 70 of the crew were | | | | killed.