Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Artillery
	by Harry Ridgeway

Research Center: Artillery6221-MinesTorpedos

Fuse for torpedo, Savannah style, and covering cap for Raines pressure sensitive fuse. A cache of these fuses, unused, was found near Savannah, and nowhere else. Presumably they were intended for use in torpedos in the Savannah River. Diameter of threaded throat, tapered to 1.3in., length 4.5 in. Recovered: Savannah cache Ref: This discovery was documented and explained in North South Trader, December 1981. Fuze measures 4.5in. overall.. Research Center: Artillery6221-MinesTorpedos, Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery6221-MinesTorpedos.html.

A0673. / A0677...Fuse for torpedo, Savannah style, and covering cap for Raines pressure sensitive fuse. A cache of these fuses, unused, was found near Savannah, and nowhere else. Presumably they were intended for use in torpedos in the Savannah River. Diameter of threaded throat, tapered to 1.3in., length 4.5 in. Recovered: Savannah cache Ref: This discovery was documented and explained in North South Trader, December 1981. Fuze measures 4.5in. overall.

A0674...Fuse for torpedo, Savannah style (reproduced model). This is a close reproduction of the Savannah fuse for a Confederate torpedo. The torpedo fuses were complex because water had to be kept out, yet primers had to be easily detonated. A tube was fitted in the center onto wh76ich an extremely sensitive paper primer was set. The cap covering was a thin brass or copper cover that was was soldered to the fuse sleeve. Then the tube with the timer was slipped in and the fuse fastened onto a keg torpedo. The torpedo was to be positioned in the shipping lanes to await a Federal ship to strike mashing the cover and detonating the primer by crushing. Ref: This discovery was documented and explained in North South Trader, December 1981. Fuze was manufactured for study by Mike Kochan, author of "Torpedoes, Another Look at the Infernal machines of the Civil War", by Michael P Kochan, and John C Wideman.

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.
All excavated artifacts have been recovered from private property with owner's permission.
All projectiles listed have been disarmed.

Most information on this page is from:
Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War, 1993 Edition. by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George.
Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance, A Guide to Large Artillery Prjectiles, Torpedoes, and Mines, by Jack Bell.
Artillery Fuses of the Civil War, by Charles H. Jones.
Pictures are by the author, unless otherwise indicated.

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