CSS Hunley

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CSS Hunley was a Confederate Civil War submarine best known as the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship.

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instanceOf Confederate States Navy vessel ⓘ
military vehicle ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ
submarine ⓘ
armament spar torpedo ⓘ
builder Mobile, Alabama ⓘ
Park and Lyons machine shop ⓘ
causeOfSinking unknown exact cause ⓘ
commandedBy Lieutenant George E. Dixon ⓘ
commissioned 1863 ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
crewSize 8 ⓘ
currentCity North Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
currentLocation Warren Lasch Conservation Center ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1864-02-17 ⓘ
designer Baxter Watson ⓘ
Horace Lawson Hunley ⓘ
James McClintock ⓘ
discovered 1995 ⓘ
discoverer Clive Cussler ⓘ
engagement Attack on USS Housatonic ⓘ
fate sank after attacking USS Housatonic ⓘ
hasCrewMember George E. Dixon ⓘ
hasSignificance early example of underwater warfare technology ⓘ
milestone in naval warfare ⓘ
hasType hand-powered submarine ⓘ
hullMaterial wrought iron ⓘ
launchDate 1863-07-30 ⓘ
length about 12 meters ⓘ
locationOfEvent off Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
namedAfter Horace Lawson Hunley ⓘ
notableFor first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship ⓘ
NRHPListingYear 1978 ⓘ
NRHPType National Historic Landmark ⓘ
operator Confederate States Navy ⓘ
powerSource human power ⓘ
precededBy American Diver ⓘ
Pioneer (Confederate submarine) ⓘ
propulsion hand-cranked propeller ⓘ
recovered 2000-08-08 ⓘ
recoverySite Charleston Harbor ⓘ
registeredIn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
status under conservation ⓘ
victimShip USS Housatonic ⓘ

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