Hl Hunley Remains

Hunley demonstrated the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare.

Hl hunley remains. Conrad wise chapman t he fate of the crew of the 40 foot hunley remained a mystery until 1995 when the submarine was discovered about 300 meters away from the. Hunley was finished in july 1863 confederate admiral franklin buchanan soon supervised the first ever demonstration during which the h l. This new submarine the h l. The remains were buried in 2004.

Hunley named after her developer first commander horace lawson hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel and was based out of the charleston harbor. Scientists are at work to preserve the hunley and remove the concretion a rock hard layer of sand rust sediment and silt that covers the inside. The remains also show no new injuries suggesting whatever happened to the hunley was not violent enough to break the crew s bones. The finding suggests difficulty getting oxygen inside crew compartment.

Here is what we know as of now. A painting of the hl hunley credit. Hunley the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship after it emerged from a 75 000 gallon tank of chemicals. Hunley the hunley in a water tank at the warren lasch conservation center north charleston south carolina.

Hunley often referred to as hunley was a submarine of the confederate states of america that played a small part in the american civil war. The hunley s air circulation system didn t work or was disconnected the night she and her eight man crew vanished in 1864. Work on the hunley will continue. The submarine was deemed fit for service and sent by rail to charleston south carolina.

Hunley byname 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. Nearly all of the human remains were found where the men were at their stations rather than jammed together at an escape hatch. She was the first combat submarine to sink a warship uss housatonic although hunley was not completely submerged and following her successful attack was lost along with. Archaeologists excavating the hunley after its recovery in 2000 found the crewmembers remains were largely found at their stations with no sign of panic or desperate attempts to escape the submarine.

Built during the civil war the confederate submarine successfully sank the union s ship uss housatonic on february 17 1864. Mar 15 2019 explore annemarie wherthey s board h l. Hunley sees its first action.