Tag Archives: CSS Hunley

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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Making Naval History: The CSS Hunley

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Caroline Davis

Originally christened as Fish Boat and constructed in Mobile, Alabama, the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley was plagued with bad luck. The Hunley was first launched in July 1863 and sank during a training exercise just 17 days after reaching … Continue reading →

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