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On January 23 to January 25, 1865, torpedo boats
''Scorpion'', [[CSS Hornet|CSS ''Hornet'']], and [[CSS Wasp|CSS ''Wasp'']], under overall command of Lieutenant [[Charles Read (naval officer)|Charles W. Read]], CSN, joined Flag Officer J.K. Mitchell's [[James River Squadron]] in the abortive attack on General [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s main supply base at [[City Point, Virginia]]. Attempting to rejoin her consort, the ironclad [[CSS Richmond|CSS ''Richmond'']], aground above Trent's Reach, ''Scorpion'' ended up fast ashore also and was severely damaged by the magazine explosion which destroyed nearby gunboat [[CSS Drewry|CSS ''Drewry'']], January 24. Abandoned, she fell into Federal hands.
See also [[USS Scorpion|USS ''Scorpion'']] and [[HMS Scorpion|HMS ''Scorpion'']].
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