Excerpt - Front Matter: "... Confederate submarine attacks were launched in Hampton Roads, New Orleans, MobileBay, and elsewhere. Indeed, in all proba- bility a Richmond-built submarine ..."
Excerpt - page 7: "... their states seceded. John N. Maffitt, commanding the Crusader in MobileBay, was ordered to surrender her to the Alabama navy. ..."
Excerpt - page 76: "... tion whether any open water tests were actually conducted in MobileBay with an electric submersible. When it became apparent that a ..."