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Hunley’s new undersea boat sank on August 29 th, 1863, during its first test when the commanding officer, Lieutenant John A. Hunley moved quickly to build a brand-new ship and continue his work. After the loss of the American Diver, Mr.

Hunley was well versed in the production of submarines. Having financed the production of the Pioneer and American Diver alongside with James McClintlock and Baxter Watson, Mr. Hunley, also built in Mobile, was designed by Tennessean born lawyer and maritime engineer Horace Lawson (H.L.) Hunley, who, while living in New Orleans, was inspired by a call to action against the Union’s naval blockade of Confederate ports. The Pioneer, similarly, was abandoned after the Union captured New Orleans in 1862, and the American Diver was left at the bottom of the bay of Fort Morgan when it sank during a test run in 1863 near Mobile, Alabama. Alligator, which was set adrift by its transport ship in 1863 near Cape Hatteras when it encountered rough waters and bad weather. American Diver the Union had a comparable ship in production as of 1861, the U.S.S. The first two Confederate submarines were the C.S.S Pioneer and the C.S.S. The boat was commissioned during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and was the third Confederate iteration of preliminary submarines built in the 19 th century. The submarine measured approximately 40 feet (12 meters) in length and had a displacement of around 7.5 short tons. Hunley was a Confederate submarine, constructed in 1863 from a cylindrical wrought iron steam boiler plate, tapered at the bow (front) and stern (back) of the ship with customized fittings to make it both unique and useful for its purpose. I will refer to it in this article as the H.L. Hunley (named after its inventor Horace Lawson Hunley) or its sometimes called the C.S.S. The Hunley is often called different names. The events surrounding the Hunley are tragic, enigmatic, and intriguing, leaving historians, archaeologists, academics, and students of history searching for answers and knowledge about this strange and fascinating piece of American military history. Hunley was a landmark vessel used during the American Civil War and was the first submarine that effectively sank an enemy ship. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. Amer, Christopher F., Leader, Jonathan M. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology.ġ997. Hunley.' Underwater Archaeology, an Encyclopedia. Amer, Christopher F., Leader, Jonathan M., Smith, Steven D.

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Hunley.' Cultural Resource Management Professional Papers, Number 62. Lenihan, Daniel J., Amer, Christopher F., Russel, MatthewĪ., Neyland, Robert S., Wills, Richard, Harris, M. Hunley Featured at Seabrook Island.' Legacy. The Leach Publishing Group, Ltd., & Scientificġ998. ' Underwater Warriors: Exploring the Wreck of the Confederacy's 'Submarine Boat.'' Discovering Archaeology. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology andĪnthropology. Hunley Completes the Journey Home.' Legacy. ' Humanitarian Exhumation at the Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium.' Legacy. ' SCIAA Conducts Hunley Lectures.' Legacy. ' SCIAA Staff Honored with National Park Service Partnership Award.' Legacy.

' SCIAA Staff Recognized by National Preservation Award.' Legacy. Dixon's Tintype: A Certainty Becomes a Mystery.' Legacy. Today, the submarine and related artifacts are undergoingĬonservation at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in North Charleston. From 1996 to 2000, SCIAA,Īlong with a number of other federal and state agencies, participated in the investigationĪnd recovery of the submarine. NUMA (National Underwater Marine Agency), the submarine was located approximatelyģ10 meters (330 yards) seaward of the Housatonic wreck site. Inġ995, during a joint project between SCIAA and Clive Cussler and his organization Return to port remained a source of mystery and speculation for over 130 years. The Hunleyīecame the first successful attack submarine in history. Inlet near Charleston and sank the Union blockader the USS Housatonic. On the night of February 17, 1863, the Confederate submarine H.L. South Carolina Underwater Antiquities Act.SC Institute for Archeology and Anthropology.

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