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Photo # NH 79932: Cushing's successful attack on CSS Albemarle

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Commander William B. Cushing, USN, (1842-1874) --
The Attack on CSS Albemarle, 27-28 October 1864

This page features images of Lt. William B. Cushing's successful torpedo attack on CSS Albemarle, 27-28 October 1864.

For pictures of William Barker Cushing, see:

  • Commander William B. Cushing, USN, (1842-1874).

    For the text of Lt. Cushing's report on his attack on the Albemarle, see: "Destruction of CSS Albemarle" in the "Selected Naval Documents: Civil War" section of the Naval Historical Center's WebSite.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: NH 79932

    "Cushings Daring and Successful Exploit"


    Artwork by Bacon, published in "Deeds of Valor", Volume II, page 74, by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, 1907.
    It depicts the attack on CSS Albemarle by a torpedo launch commanded by Lieutenant William B. Cushing, USN, at Plymouth, North Carolina, 27 October 1864.
    The torpedo boat is shown crashing over Albemarle's protective log boom to deliver its torpedo against the ironclad's hull.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 198KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 57267

    CSS Albemarle (1864-1864)


    Is torpedoed and sunk by Lieutenant William B. Cushing's torpedo launch, at Plymouth, North Carolina, 27 October 1864.
    Phototype published by F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa the later 19th Century.

    Print from the Skerrett Collection, Bethlehem Steel Company Archives.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 181KB; 740 x 620 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42220

    "Lieut. Cushing's Torpedo Boat sinking the Albemarle on Roanoke River, N.C."


    Engraving by A. Stachic, published in "Naval Battles of America", by E. Shippen. It depicts the successful spar torpedo attack by Lieutenant William B. Cushing and his crew on the Confederate ironclad Albemarle, at Plymouth, North Carolina, 27 October 1864.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 134KB; 740 x 545 pixels

     

    For pictures of William Barker Cushing, see:

  • Commander William B. Cushing, USN, (1842-1874).

    For the text of Lt. Cushing's report on his attack on the Albemarle, see: "Destruction of CSS Albemarle" in the "Selected Naval Documents: Civil War" section of the Naval Historical Center's WebSite.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 16 October 1999
    New image added 22 May 2001