Editing CSS Scorpion (section)

{{Short description|Squib-class torpedo boat procured late in 1864 by the Confederate States Navy}}
{{Other ships|USS Scorpion|HMS Scorpion}}

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'''CSS ''Scorpion''''' was a [[Squib-class torpedo boat|''Squib''-class]] [[torpedo boat]] that served in the [[Confederate States Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]].  Armed with a single [[spar torpedo]], she originally served guard duty on the [[James River]] after being built in late 1864.  Along with the rest of the James River Squadron, ''Scorpion'' moved downriver on January 23, 1865, and participated in the [[Battle of Trent's Reach]].  After performing [[depth sounding]]s near Union obstructions, ''Scorpion'' moved to get a lantern from the [[ironclad]] [[CSS Virginia II|CSS ''Virginia II'']], but ran into a [[hawser]] and then [[ran aground]].  At 07:10 on the morning of January 24, Union fire struck the abandoned [[tender ship|tender]] [[CSS Drewry|CSS ''Drewry'']], which then exploded.  The force of the explosion swept ''Scorpion'' out of control downriver.  An attempt to rescue her that night failed, and she was captured by Union forces.