On the cold morning of Dec. 12, 1862, Lt. Cmdr. Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr., the skipper of the federal ironclad, USS Cairo, led a small flotilla up the Yazoo River, north of Vicksburg, to destroy ...

1862 - Confederate torpedo (mine) sinks USS Cairo in Yazoo River ... 1951 - First flight of helicopter with gas-turbine engine at Windsor Locks, Conn., demonstrates adaptability of this engine ...

1862 - Confederate torpedo (mine) sinks USS Cairo in Yazoo River ... 1951 - First flight of helicopter with gas-turbine engine at Windsor Locks, CT, demonstrates adaptability of this engine ...

On Dec. 12, 1862, naval history was made when the Union ironclad USS Cairo, involved in the campaign against Vicksburg, was sunk in the Yazoo River in Mississippi in 36 feet of water by an ...