Note number 5, enemy torpedoes, page 2

TitleNote number 5, enemy torpedoes, page 2
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CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

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TranscriptionThe second form was made of ten gallon kegs the ends of which were extended by conical additions giving the whole the form shown in figure. This peculiar shape, being the same possessed by several floating torpedoes which were found, renders it probable that those planted in front of Fort Wagner were originally intended to be used against our shipping. Figures [blank] show the torpedo and its explosive aparatus [apparatus] a, a, a are cast iron flanges suited to the curvature of the outside, and carrying the collars b, b, b. These flanges are fastened to the wooden staves by bolts and rivets as represented.  The collars b, b are tapped 10 threads to the inch to receive a hollow plug c into which is slipped the plunger d having a projection or swell at its base e and confined in the bore of the plug to prevent its falling through screwed into the lower part of the plug is the nipple f, surmounted by a circular piece of wood g. Through the nipple and wood is inserted the paper tube h, containing the explosive material. Water is excluded from around the plunger by the stuffing box nut i, and from the junction of the plug c, and the collar b, by the leather washer K. The small hole in the plunger is intended for the insertion of a spike or wire, to keep its base from

LocationsFort Wagner (historical), Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.7375,-79.87204)

TopicsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Armed Forces
Artillery operations

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