Tag Archives: Civil War submarine

What Doomed the Crew of the HL Hunley?

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Dwight Hughes

On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine H L Hunley became the first combat submarine to sink a warship when she snuck up on and rammed her spar torpedo into the hull of the screw sloop-of-war USS Housatonic outside Charleston … Continue reading →

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A Forgotten Vessel: The USS Alligator

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Caroline Davis

By the spring of 1861 the United States was at war with itself. Both the U.S. Army and Navy had been torn apart as those in service were forced to choose sides. Meanwhile, the newly-formed Union and self-proclaimed Confederacy scrambled … Continue reading →

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