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"There is a photo of the former confederate "Enlarged David" at the Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, tied to two monitors with the USS Resaca in the background. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER Photo #: NH 86237"

The above was left in the article by an IP; I have moved it here.
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ( (⊕)) 18:56, 12 May 2011 (UTC) reply

The article on the Old Ironsides suggests that the damage from the spar torpedo was minor. I suspect in view of massive nature of Ironsides hull that that article is correct, not this one but is there more info available? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.203.255.2 ( talk) 12:38, 21 August 2012 (UTC) reply