H. L. Hunley (submarine) - 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.
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.
HL Hunley - American Battlefield Trust
This hand-powered submarine was used in a failed attempt to sink the British ship HMS Eagle in New York Harbor in 1776. 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 New Explosive Theory About What Doomed the Crew of the ‘Hunley’
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...
One-Way Mission of the H. L. Hunley | Naval History Magazine
Dixon’s secret weapon was the H. L. Hunley, a 40-foot, hand-powered submarine moored at the Battery Marshall dock on Sullivan’s Island. And in truth, she was no longer much of a secret. In the past six months, the sub had dominated Charleston gossip.
The Friends of The Hunley – The World's First Successful Combat Submarine
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.
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.
The Hunley’s Daring Submarine Mission - HISTORY
2014年2月17日 · When the Confederate submarine Hunley sank a Union, it didn’t change the course of the Civil War, yet it altered naval warfare forever.
HL Hunley - NHHC
2023年2月8日 · 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,...
H. L. Hunley - NHHC
2015年2月23日 · Approaching silently through calm waters, H. L. Hunley made a daring attack in bright moonlight, approaching within a hundred yards of the blockader before Housatonic’s lookouts spied the...