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Posts on various topics as they strike my fancy, posted as I see fit

Ships in Brief #001: USS Housatonic

The USS Housatonic was an Ossipee Class Sloop of the United States Navy that operated during the American Civil War. She is best known for ending her brief and otherwise successful career by becoming the first victim of a submarine attack in history when she was sunk in 1864 by the Confederate sub HL Hunley.

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