To: Twotone
…the ship was not “launched” the way we in the modern world envision submarine warfare. Instead, the 135-lb. black powder torpedo was attached to a pole 16 feet from the Hunley’s own bow… Stupid should hurt.
3 posted on
04/03/2026 12:25:31 PM PDT by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ConservativeMind
It wasn’t “stupid”. It was a world first - at the absolute cutting edge of naval technology/warfare at that time. Nobody else had a submarine that was as advanced.
7 posted on
04/03/2026 12:27:10 PM PDT by
FLT-bird
To: ConservativeMind
The Hunley killed 5 of 8 crewmen on a test run; then all 8 crewmen on a dive test. That was all before they sortied to attack the Union blockade. So 3 crews, 21 men.
11 posted on
04/03/2026 12:31:24 PM PDT by
Tallguy
To: ConservativeMind
The delivery was successful, but when the sub backed away, the trigger line didn’t pay out as planned, but hung up and triggered the mine immediately.
41 posted on
04/03/2026 3:48:17 PM PDT by
Redleg Duke
(“Time to Play Cowboys and Snowflakes!”)
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