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David Farragut
was the first senior officer of the
United States Navy
during the
American Civil War
. He was the first
rear admiral
,
vice admiral
, and full
admiral
of the Navy. He is remembered in popular culture for his possibly apocryphal order at the
Battle of Mobile Bay
, usually paraphrased: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" ("torpedo" was the contemporary term for what is now known as a
naval mine
).
Photo credit:
Mathew Brady
or
Levin Corbin Handy
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