Very cool.
From what I’ve read they were all unconscious as a result of concussion from the blast.
I’ve always been fascinated by the ironclads and other advanced technologies used during the Civil War.
What is reported here doesn't actually solve the mystery. People in such a situation would not chose to leave the levers locked. They did so because they could not do otherwise.
They were already dead, so it didn't matter to them if the keel weight dropped or not.
I will have to search way back in my posting history to find that exchange. Perhaps the Freeper who told me what happened will see this thread and get involved in this discussion.
Ping
Built not 15 miles from where I presently sit, it was built on Water Street in Mobile, Alabama.
Americans: world leaders in technology since 1776. I mean, what have the Japanese ever invented? They improve and perfect, but invent? Not so much. At least the Germans invented the modern rocket and jet.
My point is not to disparage the capable Japanese but to underscore the massive creativity inherent in American optimism and the “can do” spirit. Americans have been turning dreams into physical reality since day one, medical technology is leaping ahead so fast, we are approaching Star Trek levels of tissue repair without invasive surgery.
On it goes. I would love to see the level of technology 100 years from now.
Hey FRiend, ping for you here! I recall you were involved in some way with Hunley research? (IIRC)
so was it widely regarded as a suicide mission? or did they not know about blast shock waves?
There’s a mock up of the Hunley mounted to a flatbed truck that travels around the US going to festivals, etc.
I Highly recommend it for a visit if it’s in your town.