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Damn the torpedoes
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Damn the torpedoes
An exclamation by David
Farragut
, an officer in the
Union
navy in the
Civil War
. Warned of mines, called torpedoes, in the water ahead, Farragut said, “Damn the torpedoes! Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!”
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