Civil War Technology:Naval Mines And Torpedoes
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Updated: 2 May 2023
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Created byJaedon Crafton
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Civil war starts: Mines were first usedTorpedoes were invented during the Crimean WarMines, or torpedoes, claimed thirty-five Union ships and one Confederate vesselTorpedoes deployed by the Confederate Secret Service during the American Civil WarThe first American to die from a victim-activated landmine was on the Virginia peninsula in early 1862 during the siege of YorktownMines caused delays in Union operations, resulted in involved countermine operations, and caused fear and apprehension in crewsGabriel Rains Creates minesDeployed mines across the Confederacy to compensate for a shortage of manpower and materielFrame torpedoes were one of the most common, successful types of mines used by the Confederacy during the Civil WarTorpedoes start getting involved in Civil warThe torpedo would revolutionize naval vessel designs and lead to the development of new vessel types such as the destroyer, while it would also help to make the submarine an effective new warshipRobert Whitehead invented the first effective self-propelled torpedo, the eponymous Whitehead torpedo, the first modern torpedoPBX, the explosive currently in use, evolved in the early 1970's.Torpedo Mk 39, whose status was changed from a torpedo development to a homing control system development in the post-World War II period, re-emerged in 1956 with the conversion of approximately 120 Torpedoes Mk 27 Mod 4 to Torpedo Mk 39
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