My husband and I saw the Hunley not long after they put it on display at the old navy base in Charleston. National Geographic had the photo rights. so no cameras were allowed. Seeing a piece of history like that was surreal. The remains were still inside. How sad to think of those brave men having to die in that manner. It took a lot of bravery to even get in the sub after so many other men had died in it previously. There is so much to that story. The legend about the gold coin being proven true by it’s presence inside the Hunley was really exciting. Anyone interested in learning about the Hunley should see the movie made about it starring Armand Assante.
I’m reading Clive Cussler’s Sea Hunters II, and in the introduction he spoke of being there when they finally brought the Hunley up. The story of the NUMA discovery of it was in his first Sea Hunters.
I find the true stories of his searches for sunken vessels to be just as fascinating has his fiction.
The movie did take some liberties, one major one being Lt. Dixon haunted by the ghost of his wife. He never marries and the main woman in his life lived for decades after he died.
Check ou: Hunley.org