USS ALASKA
Captain
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2016
Both the Confederate Navy and Army had departments focused upon the development and employment of explosive mines. The Army's was the 'Torpedo Bureau' run by Brigadier General Gabriel Rains and the Navy's was the 'Submarine Battery Service' lead by Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury, then, Lt. Hunter Davidson.
Ma'ams / Sirs, did these two organizations have any interactions and / or exchanges with each other? Was one considered 'senior' to the other? Which one had final authority when it came to employing these weapons systems in rivers and harbors? Did they work in a rivalry or cooperative environment? Reason I ask is because of the issues I have been recently reading about with the Japanese atomic efforts by her Navy and Army.
Thank for the help,
USS ALASKA
Ma'ams / Sirs, did these two organizations have any interactions and / or exchanges with each other? Was one considered 'senior' to the other? Which one had final authority when it came to employing these weapons systems in rivers and harbors? Did they work in a rivalry or cooperative environment? Reason I ask is because of the issues I have been recently reading about with the Japanese atomic efforts by her Navy and Army.
Thank for the help,
USS ALASKA