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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.
Visit the Hunley, the world's first successful combat submarine, and explore its artifacts, history and mystery. Learn how you can support the conservation and education of this historic vessel and its crew.
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.
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Jul 23, 2018 · The Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in the Civil War, but it also sank three times, killing nearly 30 men. Learn about the latest discoveries and theories on what caused its final sinking and how the crew died.
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Learn about the first successful combat submarine in world history, the H. L. Hunley, and its mysterious fate. Explore the artifacts, the excavation and the preservation of this Civil War vessel.
The Hunley has finally come out of her shell. For the first time in over a century, you can actually see the original surface of the world’s first successful combat submarine.
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Jul 11, 1999 · The Hunley: Directed by John Gray. With Armand Assante, Donald Sutherland, Alex Jennings, Chris Bauer. During the siege of Charleston of 1864, Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley becomes the first submersible to sink an enemy warship in wartime.
