Aug. 29 1863 SUBMARINE SINKS, SUBMERGING SEVERAL SAILORS The - TopicsExpress



          

Aug. 29 1863 SUBMARINE SINKS, SUBMERGING SEVERAL SAILORS The career of the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley was a rather checkered one. She was behaving quite well today in Charleston Harbor, as her crew took her out for several practice dives. At the conclusion of the last one, the ungainly vessel tied up at the dock of Fort Johnson, next to the steamship Etiwan. For reasons unknown the steamship pulled away from the dock without informing the sub of her intentions. The Hunley, with her hatch open so her crew could breathe, immediately rolled sidewise and sank. Only her commander, Lt. Payne, and one other man survived. Efforts started at once to raise her.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:08:56 +0000

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