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Oct 2019
10m 38s

DAMN THE TORPEDOES FULL SPEED AHEAD

JON HAGADORN
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"Damn The Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead" were the words Vice Admiral D.F. used to overcome a tense moment in Mobile Bay in 1864 as his lead boat was destroyed by a torpedo mine. The story of who said it and why is told here.

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