HL Hunley - Was it the First Successful Combat Submarine?

On the night of February 17th, 1864, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley levees Charleston harbor and sinks the Union sloop USS Housatonic, making it the first submarine in history to successfully sink an enemy ship. Despite the success, the Hunley never returned to bass, and did end the lives of 21 Confederate men as compared to 5 Union men in the time of it's short lived commission. The Hunley would remain missing for 131 years, before, in 1995, is was found and excavated. It is now on display at the Friends of The Hunley Museum in Charleston SC.

[@irenenavis1866]

I learned something new today. I’d never heard of this before. Thanks for sharing this detail about the Civil War.

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You're welcome! Glad you found it educational, and thanks for commenting!

[@Ricky_the_Georgian]

I hope to visit the hunley soon, great video.

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Thanks, sounds great!

[@Robert-Craft1]

Ive seen it its very cool

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Nice, I would like to see it some time. Thanks for commenting!