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After 150 years, Confederate submarine's hull again revealed
AP via Yahoo News ^ | 1/30/15 | BRUCE SMITH

Posted on 01/30/2015 11:13:54 AM PST by Kartographer

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To: headstamp 2
There is a great book on the divers that went down in Pearl Harbor ...Have read it twice over the years. Incredible story - a must read.
21 posted on 01/30/2015 11:44:26 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Kartographer

Developing submarines by trial-and-error is a damned tough line of work.


22 posted on 01/30/2015 11:47:17 AM PST by muir_redwoods ("He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K .C)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Huntley in my non expert opinion.


23 posted on 01/30/2015 11:48:41 AM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: Lee'sGhost

I know I shouldn’t answer that snot, but I will try. During the war a captured Southerner was asked, “if you don’t own slaves, why are you fighting?” The response: “Because you are here.” Back then, when men were men, when an invading army crossed into your land, you fought back. As opposed to today...


24 posted on 01/30/2015 11:49:35 AM PST by odawg
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To: Kartographer

“What they find may finally solve the mystery of why the hand-cranked submarine sank during the Civil War.”

I thought it was intentionally scuttled, or was that just a guess?


25 posted on 01/30/2015 11:50:01 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Kartographer

Essentially a suicide weapon. A very crude propulsion system, but it sank the sloop Housatonic.

Practical submarines would have to wait for the development of diesel-electric propulsion and the Whitehead torpedo.

26 posted on 01/30/2015 11:51:58 AM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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To: Kartographer

Claustrophobia prevents me from even thinking about climbing into this contraption.

27 posted on 01/30/2015 11:54:55 AM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Kartographer

The way our cowardly Secy of the Navy and President are going, we will need the Hundley for our present rapidly shrinking Navy.


28 posted on 01/30/2015 12:00:40 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Boogieman

I think it took a hit in the cupola and flooded. Went down with all hands.


29 posted on 01/30/2015 12:05:19 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: iowamark

The original concept would refute the suicide aspect. The idea was to propel the boat to the target while on top of the water while towing a “torpedo” on a float with a long rope. As they approached the target they were to submerge and go under the ship. The torpedo was to explode when they were on the other side and protected from the blast. I don’t recall why they abandoned that strategy. I think I recall correctly that even then, the idea was to harpoon the target with the spar (torpedo attached) and then back off leaving the thing to explode when they were a safe distance. Both concepts at least gave the the illusion that they might survive...though I doubt they would have believe it.


30 posted on 01/30/2015 12:05:21 PM PST by Lee'sGhost ("Just look at the flowers, Lizzie. Just look at the flowers.")
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To: muir_redwoods

It's the testing of them, that can be the real killer.

31 posted on 01/30/2015 12:07:24 PM PST by BlueDragon (the weather is always goldilocks perfect, on freeper island)
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To: pikachu

Jesse Ventura is even now researching the descendants of the crew so he can sue them for something.


32 posted on 01/30/2015 12:09:16 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Robert DeLong

The original Steam Punk.


33 posted on 01/30/2015 12:11:15 PM PST by OftheOhio (never could dance but always could kata - Romeo company)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

These guys were conscripts or volunteers?


34 posted on 01/30/2015 12:13:29 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
"we will need the Hundley for our present rapidly shrinking Navy."

I hope not, because I can't imagine how many billions it would cost to build now days! ;-)
35 posted on 01/30/2015 12:15:03 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

“The first two died in their seats, drowning for their state’s freedom.”

But not the freedom of the people.


36 posted on 01/30/2015 12:16:20 PM PST by Oliviaforever
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To: momtothree; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks momtothree. These Hunley topics generally get a ping, as do most Civil War topics. Clive Cussler fans want to know about it too. :')

37 posted on 01/30/2015 12:19:34 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Kartographer

It’s worth a visit. They have an interesting museum and the guides are all retired Navy.


38 posted on 01/30/2015 12:35:25 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Kartographer
The nerve it took just to climb inside boggles my mind.

Especially considering it had already killed two or three crews before it attacked the Housatonic.

39 posted on 01/30/2015 12:37:48 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: colorado tanker
"They have an interesting museum and the guides are all retired Navy."

Confederate Navy? ;-)
40 posted on 01/30/2015 12:39:41 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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