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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3696653" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>Now to post pictures of Fort Morgan at Mobile Bay. I am something of a history buff, so when I got to researching the Battle for Mobile Bay, I ran across an article regarding David Farragut's famous quote about "Damn the torpedoes..." Here is a link to one that is similar if not the actual one I saw at first. It explains that the rest of Farragut's quote wasn't necessarily "full speed ahead," but still of a similar nature by using the nautical terms of "4 bells," "8 bells," or whatever.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2014/july/damn-torpedoes" target="_blank">Damn the Torpedoes - Naval History Magazine</a></p><p></p><p>In reference to the "torpedoes," they aren't like what we refer to today but were more like what we call mines. The next two pictures show what one of those would look like and explain how they worked. One of those "torpedoes" was what sunk one of the ironclads in the Mobile Bay battle. In fact, that ironclad getting blown up almost scuttled Farragut's plans.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Morgan-Alabama/i-CjR68mx/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Morgan-Alabama/i-CjR68mx/0/411242f3/X3/DSC_2786-X3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Morgan-Alabama/i-Hdz8CPV/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Morgan-Alabama/i-Hdz8CPV/0/d1b5f287/X3/DSC_2787-X3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>In addition to the attacks on Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan on both sides of the bay, there was a third fort that was north of Fort Gaines called Fort Powell. The following pictures are of an information board at Fort Gaines that told of the battle for Fort Powell. I'll let the pictures tell that story. The first picture is a screenshot of another photo of the information board. It shows the positions of Fort Gaines, Fort Powell, and Fort Morgan. Fort Morgan is almost lost by my shadow.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-pdbqbD4/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-pdbqbD4/0/89409ec2/XL/Fort%20Areas%20and%20Mobile%20Bay-XL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-VLxNWTX/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-VLxNWTX/0/a63287d9/X3/DSC_2522-X3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-t2JK5Lp/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-t2JK5Lp/0/e93713f8/X2/DSC_2523-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-8FRgFSD/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-8FRgFSD/0/8cf73535/X2/DSC_2524-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-PhkNV6K/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-PhkNV6K/0/c73e077f/X3/DSC_2525-X3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-6ksf6PC/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-6ksf6PC/0/77182ea1/X2/DSC_2526-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I tend to really like most information boards at historical sites because they prompt me to get online and look up more information about such things. That is how I found out about the story of Farragut's actions during the battle, including his climbing into the rigging to be able to see better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3696653, member: 7900"] Now to post pictures of Fort Morgan at Mobile Bay. I am something of a history buff, so when I got to researching the Battle for Mobile Bay, I ran across an article regarding David Farragut's famous quote about "Damn the torpedoes..." Here is a link to one that is similar if not the actual one I saw at first. It explains that the rest of Farragut's quote wasn't necessarily "full speed ahead," but still of a similar nature by using the nautical terms of "4 bells," "8 bells," or whatever. [URL='https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2014/july/damn-torpedoes']Damn the Torpedoes - Naval History Magazine[/URL] In reference to the "torpedoes," they aren't like what we refer to today but were more like what we call mines. The next two pictures show what one of those would look like and explain how they worked. One of those "torpedoes" was what sunk one of the ironclads in the Mobile Bay battle. In fact, that ironclad getting blown up almost scuttled Farragut's plans. [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Morgan-Alabama/i-CjR68mx/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Morgan-Alabama/i-CjR68mx/0/411242f3/X3/DSC_2786-X3.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Morgan-Alabama/i-Hdz8CPV/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Morgan-Alabama/i-Hdz8CPV/0/d1b5f287/X3/DSC_2787-X3.jpg[/img][/url] In addition to the attacks on Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan on both sides of the bay, there was a third fort that was north of Fort Gaines called Fort Powell. The following pictures are of an information board at Fort Gaines that told of the battle for Fort Powell. I'll let the pictures tell that story. The first picture is a screenshot of another photo of the information board. It shows the positions of Fort Gaines, Fort Powell, and Fort Morgan. Fort Morgan is almost lost by my shadow. [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-pdbqbD4/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-pdbqbD4/0/89409ec2/XL/Fort%20Areas%20and%20Mobile%20Bay-XL.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-VLxNWTX/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-VLxNWTX/0/a63287d9/X3/DSC_2522-X3.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-t2JK5Lp/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-t2JK5Lp/0/e93713f8/X2/DSC_2523-X2.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-8FRgFSD/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-8FRgFSD/0/8cf73535/X2/DSC_2524-X2.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-PhkNV6K/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-PhkNV6K/0/c73e077f/X3/DSC_2525-X3.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-6ksf6PC/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Museums-and-Historical/Fort-Gaines-Dauphin-Island-AL/i-6ksf6PC/0/77182ea1/X2/DSC_2526-X2.jpg[/img][/url] I tend to really like most information boards at historical sites because they prompt me to get online and look up more information about such things. That is how I found out about the story of Farragut's actions during the battle, including his climbing into the rigging to be able to see better. [/QUOTE]
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