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CSS “DAVID” Class Torpedo Boat

Damaged Confederate “David” class torpe-

do boat, Charleston, South Carolina, 1865

CSS David was built as a private venture by T. Stoney at Charleston, South

Carolina in 1863, and put under the control of the Confederate States Navy. The

cigar-shaped boat carried a 60- or 70-pound explosive charge on the end of a

spar projecting forward from her bow. Designed to operate very low in the water,

David resembled in general a submarine; she was, however, strictly a surface

vessel. Operating on dark nights, and using anthracite coal which burns without

smoke, "David" was nearly as hard to see as a true submarine.

On the night of October 5, 1863, David, commanded by Lieutenant William

T. Glassell, CSN, slipped down Charleston Harbor to attack the casemated iron-

clad steamer USS New Ironsides. The torpedo boat approached undetected until

she was within 50 yards of the blockader. Hailed by the watch on board New

Ironsides, Glassell replied with a blast from a shotgun and David plunged ahead

to strike. Her spar torpedo detonated under the starboard quarter of the ironclad,

throwing high a column of water which rained back upon the Confederate vessel

and put out her boiler fires. Her engine dead, David hung under the quarter of

New Ironsides while small arms fire from the Federal ship spattered the water

around the torpedo boat.

Believing that their vessel was sinking, Glassell and two others abandoned

her; the pilot, Walker Cannon, who could not swim, remained on board. A short

time later, Assistant Engineer J. H. Tomb swam back to the craft and climbed on

board. Rebuilding the fires, Tomb succeeded in getting David's engine working

again, and with Cannon at the wheel, the torpedo boat steamed up the channel to

safety. Glassell and Seaman James Sullivan, David's fireman, were captured. New

Ironsides, though not sunk, was seriously damaged by the explosion.

The next 4 months of David's existence are obscure. She or other torpedo

boats tried more attacks on Union blockaders; reports from different ships claim

three such attempts, all unsuccessful, during the remainder of October 1863. On

March 6, 1864, David attacked USS Memphis in the North Edisto River. The tor-

pedo boat struck the blockader first on the port quarter, but the torpedo did not

explode. Memphis slipped her chain, at the same time firing ineffectively at David

with small arms. Putting about, the torpedo boat struck Memphis again, this time

a glancing blow on the starboard quarter; once more the torpedo misfired. Since

Memphis had now opened up with her heavy guns, David, having lost part of her

stack when rammed, retreated up the river out of range. Memphis, uninjured,

resumed her blockading station.

David's last confirmed action came on April 18, 1864 when she tried to

sink the screw frigate USS Wabash. Alert lookouts on board the blockader sight-

ed David in time to permit the frigate to slip her chain, avoid the attack, and open

fire on the torpedo boat. Neither side suffered any damage.

The ultimate fate of David is uncertain. Several torpedo boats of this type

fell into Union hands when Charleston was captured in February 1865. David may

well have been among them.

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Painting of CSS “David” Class boat at

Charleston, South Carolina, 1865

Confederate “David” class torpedo boat at

Annapolis, Maryland, late 1860’s

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Before printing, cutting and building, read the instructions and become familiar with all the parts.

Mount PARTS 2, 3 and 5 to heavy cardstock.

HULL BODY

Trim out PART 1. Cut out pieces shown in

RED in the photo. Form into a cylinder and

glue.

Cut out PARTS 2 and 3 and glue 1 into each

end of PART 1 as shown.

HULL ENDS

Cut out PART 4. Cut slits in middle of the vent pipe opening as

shown. Work slowly into a cone shape. Glue. Trim out PART 5,

making sure to cut the slits in the center, and glue down the inside

of PART 4.

Glue completed cone shape to the FORE end of the hull (PART 1).

The FORE end has two gray tabs at the top. Line up the cone care-

fully so the opening for the vent pipe will be in line with the opening

for the boiler pipe in the hull. NOTE THAT PART 4 has a line at the front of the shaped cone. This line should be on the

TOP of the cone when attached to the hull.

Cut out PART 6. Cut slits in middle of the vent pipe opening as shown. Work slowly into a cone shape. Glue completed

cone shape to the AFT end of the hull. The AFT end has two yellow tabs at the top. Line up the cone carefully so the

opening for the vent pipe will be in line with the opening for the boiler pipe in the hull and the opening for the vent pipe

on the FORE cone.

UPPER HULL CASEMENT

Cut out PART 7. Cut around the

two tabs as shown. LIGHTLY

score along the long base as

shown. Fold and glue. Cut out

the center of the opening for the

boiler stack.

There are many folds to be made

on this piece. Study the photo

carefully and make the folds but

DO NOT GLUE them at this time.

Cut out PART 8 and repeat as above. NOTE PART 8 does not have or need a boiler opening.

Glue PART 7 and PART 8 together, carefully lining them up straight. After glue has dried, glue into a rectangular box shape as

shown.

Fold down and glue the AFT grate. Fold over and glue the end to the inside.

Fold down and glue the FORE grate (with boiler stack opening). Fold over

the end and glue to inside.

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ATTACHING THE COMPLETED CASEMENT

More depth can be given to the inside of the model by doing the following.

A) Cut across the AFT of the hull where shown in the photo.

B) Carefully cut across the FORE of the hull as shown.

C) Very carefully, lightly perforate along the two edges as indicated. Push DOWN the center section so it is concave.

D) Apply glue to lower edges and 4 tabs on the casement. Attach in place. Make sure the end with the opening for the

boiler stack is at the FORE end of the hull (end with boiler). Let glue dry.

BOILER and VENT STACKS

Cut out PARTS 9, 10 and 11. Roll

into cylinders and glue.

Glue PART 11 (boiler stack) in place.

Make sure it is vertical from all

sides.

Glue PARTS 9 and 10 in place on

the FORE and AFT hull cones. Keep

these vertical from all sides also.

MISCELLANEOUS PIECES

Fold and glue PARTS 12,13,14 and 15. Trim out. Attach PARTS 12, 13 and 15 where shown in the photo.

SPAR and TORPEDO

Starting at the pointed side, roll PART 16 tightly, but do not glue. When you are satisfied with the rolling, apply glue to

the INSIDE and roll tightly around a skewer, applying more glue as needed as it rolls. DO NOT attach to hull at this

time.

As shown, roll PART 17 tightly but do not glue. When satisfied with the smoothness of the roll, glue the inner end to

the spar as shown. After glue dries, roll the torpedo, gluing as it goes until completed.

ATTACHING SPAR and TORPEDO

In small steps, cut back the point at the FORE end of the hull

to slide the end of the spar in. When large enough, glue up the

hole and slide the spar in far enough so it slips into the inner

support glued in when the FORE cone was formed.

Make sure it is positioned straight from all sides.

When glue dries, attach PART 14 as shown.

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