![]() ![]() While the United States Navy was constructing its first submarine USS Alligator, in late 1861, the Confederacy was also doing so. Horace Lawson Hunley provided financing for James McClintock to design three submarines: Pioneer in New Orleans, Louisiana, American Diver built in Mobile, and Hunley. Examination in 2012 of recovered Hunley artifacts suggested that the submarine was as close as 20 ft (6.1 m) to her target, Housatonic, when her deployed torpedo exploded, which caused the submarine's sinking. Hunley did not survive the attack and sank, taking all eight members of her third crew with her, and was lost.įinally located in 1995, Hunley was raised in 2000 and is on display in North Charleston, South Carolina, at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center on the Cooper River. On 17 February 1864, Hunley attacked and sank the 1,240- ton United States Navy screw sloop-of-war Housatonic, which had been on Union blockade-duty in Charleston's outer harbor. ![]() ![]() Both times Hunley was raised and returned to service. She sank again on 15 October 1863, killing all eight of her second crew, including Horace Lawson Hunley himself, who was aboard at the time, even though he was not a member of the Confederate military. Hunley (then referred to as the "fish boat", the "fish torpedo boat", or the "porpoise") sank on 29 August 1863 during a test run, killing five members of her crew. She was then shipped by rail on 12 August 1863 to Charleston. Hunley, nearly 40 ft (12 m) long, was built at Mobile, Alabama, and launched in July 1863. She was named for her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley, shortly after she was taken into government service under the control of the Confederate States Army at Charleston, South Carolina. Twenty-one crewmen died in the three sinkings of Hunley during her short career. She was the first combat submarine to sink a warship ( USS Housatonic), although Hunley was not completely submerged and, following her attack, was lost along with her crew before she could return to base. Hunley demonstrated the advantages and dangers of undersea warfare. Hunley, or CSS Hunley, was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War. It is factual and straightforward and can lead them to continue investigating, learning, and enjoying both for a lifetime."-Ralph Wilbanks, marine archaeologist known for discovering the H. "Fran's book is a great little 'lost and found' story of one of history's most intriguing mysteries, written for young readers. Hunley for a new generation of readers, future historians, and scientists."-Kellen Correia, executive director, Friends of the Hunley Hunley Submarine, Fran Hawk updates the amazing story of the H. ![]() If you are looking for a book to interest a child in South Carolina history, this should be on your list."-Walter Edgar, author of South Carolina: A History Kudos to Fran Hawk and USC Press for producing this wonderful history for young readers. "This is a superb rendering of the tale of the H. This is a fun and educational trip beneath the waves."-Brian Hicks, author of Raising the Hunley With style and enthusiasm, Hawk introduces folks of all ages to one of history's most tantalizing mysteries. Hunley Submarine, Fran Hawk paints a nuanced portrait of a complicated period in American history-a time when war and strife led to amazing invention. Which mysteries have they solved,and which mysteries remain for future generations to answer? Hunley? How did it operate without an engine? How and why did it sink? What did researchers find when they investigated the submarine? Archaeologists and conservationists from all over the world have studied the historic vessel in search of answers. Hunley Submarine, Fran Hawk tells the exciting and compelling tale of how the "fish boat" was invented, how it underwent trials and tribulations in war, and how it got from the bottom of the ocean to its current resting place in the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. After that historic feat, the Hunley disappeared.įor more than a century, the fate and location of the Confederate submarine remained unknown. The Hunley, built by the Confederate Army during the Civil War, was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship during wartime. Hunley submarine is about American ingenuity and real people who were inventive, loyal, brave, resilient, persistent, and adventurous. The fascinating tale of the long-missing submarine that was the first to sink an enemy ship during wartime ![]()
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