:::: American Civil War Vessels - UNION
Spuyten Duyvil & Alpha
Code - AU27/28
£1.75
Description - U.S.S. SPUYTEN DUYVIL AU27
Built 1864 as Stromboli, renamed
Nov.1864.Tonage 207t Speed 5kn
Armour 5" side,3"Deck.
Carried 1 Spar torpedo
U.S.S. ALPHA AU28
Completed as tug June 1864. Became
Spar torpedo boat Dec 1864 in the
James river Flotilla. Tonnage 55t
Dimensions 72' x 16 ½ ' x 7'
Speed 9 kn Carried 1 Spar Torpedo
