This Just In from the Civil War: The Confederate Submarine H.L.Hunley Has Risen Again

Amazing. I think it takes all kinds of courage to get into a contemporary submarine (not a fan of enclosed spaces nor oceans. I can't imagine the courage of the men who got into that tin can.

Posted by RandomThoughts at January 13, 2012 9:27 AM

Love it when we get to see important things such as this from our American history.

Posted by loiseller at January 13, 2012 11:01 AM

It was successful because it was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in combat.

It was certainly a deathtrap, though. Besides the eight crewmen who died during the attack, thirteen men had been previously killed in two separate sinkings during training.

All were volunteers.

Posted by rickl at January 13, 2012 4:24 PM

And to think it's only a 10-minute drive from my door! Charleston is, if nothing, chock full of history.

Posted by Joan of Argghh at January 14, 2012 4:47 AM

I'm just amazed that all of these have been found in my lifetime: USS Monitor, RMS Titanic, and H.L. Hunley.

Posted by StephenB at January 15, 2012 3:03 PM

I'm just amazed that all of these have been found in my lifetime: USS Monitor, RMS Titanic, and H.L. Hunley.

And Liberty Bell 7, Gus Grissom's Mercury capsule. It sank after splashdown when the hatch opened prematurely. It's now on display in a museum in Kansas. (The hatch itself has not been found.)

I'm still hoping that someone will find Amelia Earhart's airplane.

Posted by rickl at January 15, 2012 7:07 PM