On May 5, CSS ''Albemarle'' fought seven blockading Union ships to a draw at the mouth of the Roanoke River. Federals recaptured the converted steamer Bombshell. USS ''Sassacus'' was badly damaged. (''NPS summary'') | On May 5, CSS ''Albemarle'' fought seven blockading Union ships to a draw at the mouth of the Roanoke River. Federals recaptured the converted steamer Bombshell. USS ''Sassacus'' was badly damaged. (''NPS summary'') |