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CSS David

CSS David was an American Civil War-era torpedo boat. On October 5, 1863, she undertook a partially successful attack on USS New Ironsides which was participating in the blockade of Charleston, South Carolina.

Art, Attack on New Ironsides & Construction

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Armament
1 spar torpedo
Beam
6 ft (1.8 m)
Commissioned
1863
Complement
4 officers and men
Decommissioned
1865?
Draft
5 ft (1.5 m)

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Construction

Attack on New Ironsides

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Other "David"s

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CSS David

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples23
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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CSS David

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related to Construction · 12
CSS David → Based, Charleston, Confederate States Navy, CSN, David, Designed, Julien Ravenel, Operating, South Carolina, St, Stoney, The
Armament · 1
CSS David → 1 spar torpedo
Beam · 1
CSS David → 6 ft (1.8 m)
Commissioned · 1
CSS David → 1863
Complement · 1
CSS David → 4 officers and men
Decommissioned · 1
CSS David → 1865?
Draft · 1
CSS David → 5 ft (1.5 m)
Fate · 1
CSS David → unknown
Launched · 1
CSS David → 1863
Length · 1
CSS David → 50 ft (15 m)

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david torpedo boat charleston new ironsides attack memphis 1863 uss css water vessel glassell board quarter two time david's boats

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CSS DavidArmament1 spar torpedo1.00infobox
CSS DavidBeam6 ft (1.8 m)1.00infobox
CSS DavidCommissioned18631.00infobox
CSS DavidComplement4 officers and men1.00infobox
CSS DavidDecommissioned1865?1.00infobox
CSS DavidDraft5 ft (1.5 m)1.00infobox
CSS DavidFateunknown1.00infobox
CSS DavidLaunched18631.00infobox
CSS DavidLength50 ft (15 m)1.00infobox
CSS DavidNameDavid1.00infobox
CSS DavidPropulsionSteam engine1.00infobox
CSS Davidrelated to ConstructionBased0.60section

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