'But what do you think this boat attack was all about?'

Finally, shallow water stopped them too far away from Petersburg to launch a boat attack against the railroad bridge.

During this time the ship was the target of a failed spar torpedo boat attack on 21 August.

"By the way, you handled that boat attack well."

They'd have been a lot more efficient than boat attacks, at any rate.

Davis arrived 7 June and five days later, while on patrol, repulsed an enemy torpedo boat attack.

This pattern of British boat attacks continued for the remainder of the siege.

She had also survived a failed torpedo boat attack in August 1863.

This was in turn covered by a massed torpedo boat attack, which forced the British to turn away as well.

A torpedo boat attack on the German squadron followed in the early hours of 5 September.