Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Housatonic after the Housatonic River.
USS Housatonic (1861), was a sloop-of-war launched 20 November 1861 and sunk by the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley on 17 February 1864
USS Housatonic (SP-1697), was built in 1899, commissioned by the US Navy on 25 January 1918 and served as a mine planter in the 3d Naval District until decommissioning 5 August 1919
USS Housatonic (AO-35), was a tanker acquired by the US Navy 9 January 1942, and decommissioned 11 March 1946
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ships of the United States Navy have been named Housatonic after the Housatonic River. USSHousatonic (1861), was a sloop-of-war launched 20 November...
The Sinking of USSHousatonic on 17 February 1864 during the American Civil War was an important turning point in naval warfare. The Confederate States...
foot traffic. The United States Navy named a ship for the Housatonic River. The USSHousatonic has the distinction of being the first ship in history to...
the United States during World War I, renamed Housatonic, and sunk by a German submarine USSHousatonic, three United States Navy vessels, including the...
sails out and attacks the USSHousatonic. The torpedo is rammed into the side of the ship. It blows up and the Housatonic is the first ship ever sunk...
British tanker wrecked in 1908 SS Housatonic (1919), a British tanker sunk by aircraft bombing in 1941 USSHousatonic, several United States Navy vessels...
mission that proved fatal for its own crew: the successful sinking of the USSHousatonic during the American Civil War. The feat made the H. L. Hunley the first...
submarine H. L. Hunley, which managed to sink the Union screw sloop USSHousatonic on February 17, 1864, although the Hunley was lost. Spar torpedoes were...
500-pound black powder charge, during the sinking of USSHousatonic. The sinking of the Housatonic became the first successful submarine attack in history...
ordered. USS Mohican and Narragansett were examples of these seven. CSS Alabama USS Alaska USS Contoocook HMS Gannet, now a museum ship. USSHousatonic, sunk...
first-class British cruiser, sunk by the German U-boat SM U-9 in October 1914 USSHousatonic H. L. Hunley HMS Invincible, a British battlecruiser, sunk at the battle...
military submarine to sink an enemy vessel, the Union sloop-of-war USSHousatonic, using a gun-powder-filled keg on a spar as a torpedo charge. The Hunley...
2 November 1842, 3 killed USS Constellation (1854) USS Cyane (1837) USS Dale (1839) USS Decatur (1839) USS Eagle (1812) USS Epervier (1814), lost in July...
February 17, 1864, when the H.L. Hunley made a daring night attack on the USSHousatonic, during the American Civil War. The 12-foot natural depth of the harbor...
February 17, 1864, when the H.L. Hunley made a daring night attack on the USSHousatonic. In 1865, Union troops moved into the city, and took control of many...
USS Wachusett (10-gun sloop of war) Peninsula Campaign; Bahia incident 1861: USSHousatonic (11-gun sloop of war) Sinking of USSHousatonic 1861: USS Maratanza...
Thriller. 2022 United States Submerged Christopher Forbes War. Sinking of USSHousatonic 2022 United States Band of Rebels Christopher Forbes Western. 2022 United...
used again in 1864 in the first successful sinking of an enemy vessel (USSHousatonic) by a submarine in naval history. The operation was also fateful for...
the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley, a privateer, sank the sloop USSHousatonic in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Shortly afterward, however, H...
withdrew a safe distance. The submarine H. L. Hunley used one to sink USSHousatonic on 17 February 1864. A Harvey torpedo was a type of floating mine towed...
France, where she was overhauled. Shortly after, a Union sloop-of-war, USS Kearsarge, arrived; and on June 19, the Battle of Cherbourg commenced outside...
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