[Steelerfan]

Fired a torpedo? I can't check now, but didn't it have a spar torpedo? The story I learned as a kid was that the concussion from the torpedo exploding is probably what sunk the boat, although I will admit I haven't kept up on the stories since they found her.

[RebelBanker]

Dixie ping!

[sheltonmac]

*ping*

[Riley]

http://www.hunley.org/

[Al Gator]

"or was injured by potentially the damage from the front eyepiece,"

Not only is the article screwing up the facts, but its screwing up the grammar as well.

I am still trying to figure out how one is injured by potentially.

I guess potentially is a hazardous material or something?

[jordan8]

Infernal Machines: The Story of Confederate Submarine and Mine Warfare by Milton F. Perry, has a good chapter on the Hunley.

[SC Swamp Fox]

South Carolina Ping

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[kalee]

ping

[U S Army EOD]

The media never fails to get individuals to write articles about things they don't understand. "Fired a torpedo" indeed.

[DJ MacWoW]

ping

[Darksheare]

One of the Union shis coming in to assist reported running into a log.
(Don't recall where I read it.)

The Hunley was some distance from its target.
Likely they did escape, but were rammed unknowingly by the mentioned Union vessel heading in to assist.

[Professional Engineer]

ping

[BenLurkin]

Interesting.