H.L. Hunley Will Be Set Upright For First Time Since Its Sinking In 1864
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley will be rotated early in 2011 to an upright position for the first time since it sank on Feb. 17, 1864.
That night the Hunley became the world’s first successful combat submarine by sinking an enemy vessel, the USS Housatonic, on blockade duty off Charleston.
The Hunley has been kept at the same 45-degree angle to starboard (right side) she had when first discovered in 1995 and recovered from the ocean in 2000....
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That night the Hunley became the world’s first successful combat submarine by sinking an enemy vessel, the USS Housatonic, on blockade duty off Charleston.
The Hunley has been kept at the same 45-degree angle to starboard (right side) she had when first discovered in 1995 and recovered from the ocean in 2000....