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1864 - USS Spuyten Duyvil
The Spuyten Duyvil was a true armored warship unlike the smaller CSS David - the South's first torpedo boat. While the David could only be deployed for several hours at a time, the Spuyten Duyvil could go for eight days with adequate food and water for nine men. It could carry several torpedoes allowing for it to make multiple attacks. The most remarkable feature of the ship was the ability, by separately driven engine pumps, to raise and lower herself in the water. She could change her draft by a full 3’ 5-1/2.” This design also ensured the complete sound proofing of the boat. Spuyten Duyvil’s only combat action was the battle of Trent’s Reach in the closing days of the Civil War.
http://www.naval-history.net/PhotoZHinds.htm
I found this to be a fascinating little boat.
The Spuyten Duyvil was a true armored warship unlike the smaller CSS David - the South's first torpedo boat. While the David could only be deployed for several hours at a time, the Spuyten Duyvil could go for eight days with adequate food and water for nine men. It could carry several torpedoes allowing for it to make multiple attacks. The most remarkable feature of the ship was the ability, by separately driven engine pumps, to raise and lower herself in the water. She could change her draft by a full 3’ 5-1/2.” This design also ensured the complete sound proofing of the boat. Spuyten Duyvil’s only combat action was the battle of Trent’s Reach in the closing days of the Civil War.
http://www.naval-history.net/PhotoZHinds.htm
I found this to be a fascinating little boat.