How insanely brave those sailors were to stuff themselves into that iron tube and go to battle like that. Awesome courage.
Author — Ed Milton
As a submariner in the 60s and 70s I had spent time in Charleston SC. I never imagined we were going to sea, cruising over such a historic object.
Author — Jack Allison
The Hunley was the first practical submarine, even though it was crude. On another subject, but heralding another first device, not too many years later, the first radio communication was demonstrated from one mountain top to another, in West Virginia when a dentist by the name of Dr. Mahlon Loomis demonstrated his Wireless invention and got it patented. Not long after that, the US Navy took his invention and carried out some experiments. All of this happened before Marconi was even born, and yet Marconi gets credit for 'inventing radio', so to speak.
Author — William Fulgham
It sends a shiver down my spine thinking of what it must have been like inside that thing with those men crammed in. The stakes foul air must have been horrible. One of the many psychological screenings today field submariners surely must determine how the person will adapt to a confined space. If.someone was susceptible to claustrophobia in any level it would be difficult to cope with our modern submarines. Now imagine sitting in that tin can with no place to go. Add to that human perspiration, no place to care for normal bodily functions and no way to scrub the CO2 from the air, and it sounds pretty grim. Historical sight or not, I wouldnt. Get in it.
Author — WMJCPA
What was estimated speed of the Hunley, and approx how long did it take the sub to reach the Housatonic? 4 hours?
Author — Jeff Baxter
It must have been claustrophobic for the sailors in that sub.
Author — My Space
I want to SEE the archaeology of the inside of the sub and the crew....
Author — BUSTER .BRATAMUS
I remember my visit, when I saw it the whole thing still had large rock growing off of it.
Author — The Texan
I assume the crew could maintain a steady 60 rpm of the screw, c'mon engineers give us a clue.
Author — Jeff Baxter
The latest theory on the sinking that I have heard is that the crew was killed by the shock wave from their own torpedo.
Author — Robert Hudson
Almost no discussion of the men who died in the Hunley, and the need to respect their remains and memory
Author — Burton Lee
The gold coin on the commander was amazing.
Author — Alan luscombe8a
That lady's voice is like a ice pick in the ears.
Author — Greg & Terri D
This is a very interesting story . I would be very interested in its progress Super cool
Author — David Manley
The last one of these I seen the photographer done a super fine job of capturing the back of the gus head all of the way thru it..
Author — Joseph Bragg
Fascinating. But the death in this thing must have been horrible...
Author — Don Jorge
To the heroes of all of America's wars; who did their duty.
Author — James Wentz
It blows my mind that there were subs in the Civil War.
Author — Scott I'Anson
Seen mostly people back of heads of people an a sceagy womans voice an a couple of quick flashes of the Hunly.Which was the story content.good job NOT!
Author — Bill Donald
Those Southern Boys were BAD TO THE BONE!!! Can you just imagine what it took for a man back then to climb into a cast iron tube and trust someone that you can go under the water and live, fight a surface ship and then come back, ALIVE! And they talk about the brave men these days. Not to take anything away from them, but this was something BRAND NEW, that no one had ever talked about. I'm proud to say that my entire family was from the south and a lot of us are Native Americans. Slavery has nothing to do with being proud to be a Southerner! Because not all of us were slave holders, matter of fact, most of us were living on less than some of the slaves were being fed.
