The Union fleet at the Battle of Mobile Bay was Admiral David Farragut. The battle began on August 5, 1864. The USS Tecumseh was a monitor type warship and hit a torpedo and sunk during this battle.
Battle of Mobile Bay happened on 1864-08-02.
On Aug. 5, 1864 at 6,30 AM the ironclad Tecumseh, which was the leading unit of the Union Fleet, opened fire on Fort Morgan at the entrance of Mobile Bay.
USS Tecumseh, sunk by a mine (called a torpedo back then) during the battle of Mobile Bay.
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He captured New Orleans and was victorious in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
The Union Army won the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 23, 1864.
THE CONFEDERATES WON!!! By the end of the battle, 150 Union sailors were killed, many of them in the sinking of the Tecumseh, and 170 wounded. Only 12 Confederate sailors were killed and 19 wounded.
Yes, several ships have sunk in Mobile Bay, Alabama, throughout history. Notably, the USS Tecumseh, a Union ironclad warship, sank during the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864 after striking a torpedo (mine). Additionally, various merchant vessels and smaller boats have also been lost in the bay due to storms and other maritime incidents.
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