CSS St. Patrick
 St. Patrick attacks USS Octorara | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Confederate States | |
| Name | St. Patrick |
| Namesake | Saint Patrick |
| Operator | Confederate States Navy |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam submarine torpedo boat |
| Length | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Beam | unknown |
| Draft | unknown |
| Installed power | Steam engine on surface, hand-crank when submerged. |
| Speed | unknown |
| Complement | 6 men. |
| Armament | One spar torpedo. |
CSS St. Patrick, a submersible torpedo boat which could "be sunk and raised as desired," was built privately at Selma, Alabama, by John P. Halligan in 1864. She was transferred to the Confederate States Army on 24 January 1865, but placed under the command of Lt. J. T. Walker, CSN. An hour after midnight on 28 January this little vessel struck the Federal ship USS Octorara abaft her wheelhouse with a torpedo which misfired and did no damage. When the Federals returned artillery and musket fire St. Patrick escaped to the protection of the Confederate batteries at Mobile.[1]
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
Paul Brueske, "The Last Siege, The Mobile Campaign, Alabama 1865," Casemate, pp. 11-13.
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