Talk:Battle of Mobile Bay

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What is the justification for the use of the words apocryphal and allegedly regarding the "Damn the torpedoes" quote? As far as I can tell from my brief research, most sources indicate that those were his orders. 198.112.236.6 17:22, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

He said "Go on, Drayton. Damn the torpedoes, go on!" This was later changed to the near-legendary "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!" Carajou 02:50, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

The most thorough and comprehensive study of the battle concluded that Farragut never uttered the famous words or their equivalent; they first appeared in an account some ten years after the battle, and thereafter appeared in various forms. See Friend, Jack, West Wind, Flood Tide : the Battle of Mobile Bay (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press 2004), ISBN 978-1591142928. 4.249.96.86 (talk) 14:22, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pic change

The previous pic, a Currier and Ives lithograph, showed the battle between CSS Tennessee and five monitors. There were four monitors total in this operation, and one of them, USS Tecumseh, was sunk by a torpedo before all of the vessels involved exchanged fire. Carajou 02:50, 29 January 2007 (UTC)