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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 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, 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. Hunley, 19th-century illustration. The Hunley was designed and built at Mobile, Alabama, and named for its chief financial backer, Horace L. Hunley.
Jul 23, 2018 · Made out of 40 feet of bulletproof iron, the H.L. Hunley was a Confederate submarine with a crew of eight. But despite its claim to fame, it was a dangerous vessel to be inside. In a career of...
OVERVIEW. 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.
A blast-injury expert takes aim at the mystery of what sank the most famous—and lethal—submarine of the Civil War. The HL Hunley pressed its torpedo against the side of the USS Housatonic until...
Generation after generation of explorers scoured the sea around the site of the fallen Housatonic, hoping to discover the legendary H. L. Hunley and her doomed crew. The world would have to wait until technology caught up with the search, with modern tools ultimately helping locate her.
Feb 8, 2023 · The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship during wartime. On 17 February 1864, H.L. Hunley rammed her torpedo into the Union sloop-of-war Housatonic,...
Feb 15, 2014 · Born and built amid secrecy during the Civil War, the H.L. Hunley – the first submarine to sink an enemy ship – has held tight to its murky mysteries.
The Hunley has the distinction of being the first American submarine to sink an enemy warship in battle. The Hunley, which was raised in 2000, is now stored in a specially designed tank to preserve its fragile hull. Efforts to find the Hunley began immediately after it sank.
