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Mortar boats test in river with heavy shells and shock
Reports describe Captain Constable testing mortar boats No. 35 on the Mississippi below Fort Holt. Shells of eleven, twenty, and twenty-three pounds produced loud concussions, hull recoils, and spray columns two miles distant. Observers note structural strain and discuss broader naval implications.
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Constable
Kilty
Mound City
Sapesia Dove
Louisville
Fort Holt
Kentucky
Rodman
Columbus
Fred
Lone
Mir
Mississippi
Paulding
St. Louis
Grand Avenue
Relais
John A. Parker
UL & Conwal
Honolulay Sandwich Islands
Washi
State Department
Europe
Thevatans
Pacific
Malta
Russell and Palmerstone
Seward
Department of Foreign Affairs
Zogaad
South Pacific
South America
Asia
Mexico
England
Auburn
N. S. Evening Post
N. S. Evening Post, ‘the President's Opinion. Wasmxorox
Fort Henry
Lincoln
Fogland
France
Gen. McClellan
United States
Stanton
McClellan
Mc. Lincol