Hunley Found
Since the dawn of man, humans have sought to push the limits of existence. This is evident throughout our history in many ways. Sometimes these "pushes" are from daredevils willing to risk their lives for no possible gain, and sometimes this is caused by the need of new designs and ideas in order to preserve a way of life. The latter is the case of the submarine. One in particular is the famous H.L. Hunley. Built by the Confederate States of America, this is a vessel largely surrounded in mystery. What is the Hunley? Where did it come from? Why was it built? How was the Hunley significant throughout history? These questions and more have been asked time and time again. The story of the Hunley is a story unsolved and almost forgotten by time. But this story has been raised with the raising of the sub itself and the questions are ready to be answered. To more accurately understand the Hunley and its concept, one needs to look all the way back to the American Revolutionary War. With this war came the invention of an "infernal machine." This machine was the Turtle. The Turtle was a small, one-man submarine made out of painted wood that resembled a large wooden keg barrel. The Hunley and the Turtle had, r
Campbell, R. Thomas. The CSS H.L. Hunley Confederate Submarine. 1st ed. Shippensburg: White Mane P, 2000. The aim of the Confederate submarine program was to eliminate the threat of the Union blockade. Though it was unsuccessful in completing this task, it did however, scare the Union ships so that they would sail farther out to sea each night in an attempt to avoid attacks that would never come. (Ragan, 7) "National Underwater and Marine Agency-2000." Raising the H.L. Hunley Computer Video. 28 Nov. 2000: no page. NUMA. Online. Cussler, Clive., Dirgo, Craig. The Sea Hunters True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks. New York: Pocket Books P, 1996.
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