CSS Hunley

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CSS Hunley was a Confederate Civil War submarine best known as the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship.

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instanceOf Confederate States Navy vessel
military vehicle
museum ship
submarine
armament spar torpedo
builder Mobile, Alabama
Park and Lyons machine shop
causeOfSinking unknown exact cause
commandedBy Lieutenant George E. Dixon
commissioned 1863
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
crewSize 8
currentCity North Charleston, South Carolina
currentLocation Warren Lasch Conservation Center
dateOfEvent 1864-02-17
designer Baxter Watson
Horace Lawson Hunley
James McClintock
discovered 1995
discoverer Clive Cussler
engagement Attack on USS Housatonic
fate sank after attacking USS Housatonic
hasCrewMember George E. Dixon
hasSignificance early example of underwater warfare technology
milestone in naval warfare
hasType hand-powered submarine
hullMaterial wrought iron
launchDate 1863-07-30
length about 12 meters
locationOfEvent off Charleston, South Carolina
namedAfter Horace Lawson Hunley
notableFor first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship
NRHPListingYear 1978
NRHPType National Historic Landmark
operator Confederate States Navy
powerSource human power
precededBy American Diver
Pioneer (Confederate submarine)
propulsion hand-cranked propeller
recovered 2000-08-08
recoverySite Charleston Harbor
registeredIn National Register of Historic Places
status under conservation
victimShip USS Housatonic

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