That's interesting. I've been following the Hunley story since its raising in 2000. I've been to the location of the Hunley in Charleston. I believed that the first launched version sunk in rough seas, rather than your version, that it was INTENTIONALLY sunk to avoid its being acquired by the Union Army. Where did you get that fact?
Author — @nutmegger1957
Great documentary sir. Chock-full of information.
R.I.P to all the brave men lost on both sides 🙏
Author — @seti6272
There Was a much larger 20 man sub of the union army the uss alligator, it was designed by a Frenchman who had taught jules vern possibly inspiring 20, 000 league's under the sea. The sub had a divers lock and carbon dioxide scrubber, the sub was lost while being towed by the sumpter during a storm off Cape hatters (it was unmanned at the time).
Author — @aaronmcconnell7358
I have always been fascinated by the CSS Hunley. I saw it some years ago not long after restoration began. I went to visit the Graves of the crew at Magnolia Cemetery. I wept for them.
Author — @randymerrell3428
Me and my father marched in the funeral procession through Charleston. Finally going to see it in 3 weeks
Author — @darynbrooks6055
Love the story about Hunley. I didn't know the story about Lucky Gold of Lt. Dixson. It is very interesting story !
Author — @yattaran1484
My daughter thought the “Hunley” sank the “Titan” ship lmao. I told her it sank from an ice burg like the titanic and she was so embarrassed😂
Author — @mackenziehegler8756
Please be aware that the photo of "General Winfield Scott" you show is actually General Winfield Scott Hancock, a totally different individual named for the older General Scott.
Author — @robertkreutzer9186
Over all, a most interesting history video. Thanks.
Author — @THE-HammerMan
I never knew there was a full length TV movie on the Hunley. Wish I knew where to find it!
Author — @coastie13697
You’ve got the right name, but the wrong picture. General Winfield Scott was a general in the Mexican War who devised the plan to blockade the southern ports, but the picture you used is that of General Winfield Scott Hancock, a general who fought in the American Civil War.
Author — @jeffsiegel2967
Hard to believe this all happened 1/2 a mile from where I’m sitting at work right now….
Author — @noaht5191
You're right. I corrected it in a later video called "The H. L, Hunley Story Revised".
Several people noticed that the wrong Scott was shown. Thanks.
Author — @bkendall41
Lasch recently discovered the torpedo was bolted to the spar and therefore exploded on contact, like the CSS David.
Author — @kellyrus408
Nice "little documentary"; BUT it's not Cussler's team and the NUMA, that found the wreck in april 1995, but E Lee. Spence of the Sea Research Society, in 1970, the site was cartographied in 1971 by him and the wreck site was also registred by the National Park Service in the NRHP list, in 13rd september 1976 !
Since we have recovered and analysed the submarine wreck, we know the fack that's the CSS Hunley crew members can't have maid surfaces and signal "Misson accomplished" with the green light, simply because at this moment, they're all dead, killed by the "blast" of the gun powder's torpedo, so this fact was just a "propaganda legend " because in true, they don't need to signal Mission Accomplished because the flash and sound of the explosion of the Housatonic was seen from Charleston, the night moreover !
The CSS Hunley was actually since the 08th august 2000 in restoration, at Warren Lasch Conservation Center.
THe remains of the crew members was engraved in the Magnolia Cemetery of Charleston, the 17th april 2004.
Author — @saebaryo553
Thanks for posting this video. Genuinely interesting.
Author — @daveybernard1056
HONOR AND GLORY !! MARINER' S OF THE HUNLEY AND HOUSATONIC
OSCAR, I ' FROM BS.AS. ARGENTINA
Author — @oscardipiazza3883
You need to go to the "Friends of the Hunley" website to see the recovered sub and perhaps answer some of your questions.
Author — @bkendall41
The Hunley was the first successful attack sun of history
Author — @heathdoi1
Seems like a torpedo launched from land would have sunk many ships...the movie starring Peter O"Toole has him sending off a torpedo from the shore.
