H. L. Hunley - Wikipedia
H. L. Hunley, also known as the Hunley, CSS H. L. Hunley, or CSS Hunley, was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War. Hunley demonstrated the advantages and dangers of undersea warfare.
The Friends of The Hunley – The World's First Successful Combat …
The Hunley became the world’s first successful combat submarine in 1864 and then mysteriously vanished. She was located in 1995 by New York Times best selling author Clive Cussler and was raised from the ocean floor in 2000.
H.L. Hunley | History, Recovery, & Facts | Britannica
H.L. Hunley, Confederate submarine that operated (1863–64) during the American Civil War and was the first submarine to sink (1864) an enemy ship, the Union vessel Housatonic.
What Sunk the Confederate Submarine the Hunley? - HISTORY
2018年7月23日 · It was the first submarine in history to successfully sink an enemy ship. Made out of 40 feet of bulletproof iron, the H.L. Hunley was a Confederate submarine with a crew of eight. But...
Overview – The Friends of The Hunley
On February 17th, 1864, the H. L. Hunley became the first successful combat submarine in world history with the sinking of the USS Housatonic. After completing her mission, she mysteriously vanished and remained lost at sea for over a century.
HL Hunley - NHHC
2023年2月8日 · CSS H.L. Hunley (1863-64) at Charleston, South Carolina, 2 December 1863. (NH 63087) Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley (1863-1864). Inboard profile and plan drawings, after sketches...
The Sinking of the USS Housatonic by the Submarine CSS H.L. Hunley …
U.S. Navy Interrogation of George L. Shipp, Confederate deserter, regarding the Hunley. JANUARY 8, 1864. Believes that the "American Diver" [H. L. Hunley] is at Mount Pleasant; saw her when they...
H. L. Hunley Wreck (1864) - NHHC
On 17 February 1864, after months of practice runs and weather delays, the Confederate submarine, under cover of darkness, silently approached USS Housatonic, a 16-gun, 1,240-ton sloop-of-war, on...
THE CIVIL WAR - Hunley
The H. L. Hunley story begins here when Horace L. Hunley, James McClintock and Baxter Watson began to work together to find solutions to break the blockade. They attempted to take the battle beneath the water’s surface and built a series of experimental underwater vessels, and helped give birth to the age of the submarine.
HL Hunley - American Battlefield Trust
2023年4月7日 · Nearly one hundred years later the HL Hunley, a submarine built by the Confederate States of America, would become the first to sink an enemy vessel during the American Civil War. The HL Hunley, simply known as Hunley, received her name from the financial backer of the project, Horace Lawson Hunley.