her and her sister ships was clearing torpedoes (mines) from the captured Confederate waters. On 1 April 1865, as she was towing a barge to assist in salvaging the sunken monitor , Rodolph was herself sunk when she struck a mine in the Blakeley River. The explosion killed four men and wounded 11 others. Note References External links Pictures of the USS Rodolph (1864-1865, "Tinclad" # 48) Ships of the Union Navy Ships built in Cincinnati Steamships of the United States Navy Tugs of the United States Navy Gunboats of the United States Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States 1863 ships Minesweepers of the United States Navy Shipwrecks of the American Civil War Shipwrecks of the Alabama coast Shipwrecks in rivers Ships sunk by mines Maritime incidents in April 1865