On Feb. 17, 1864, a Confederate submarine known as the H.L. Hunley sank a 1,200-ton Union warship, the USS Housatonic. Mysteriously, however, the sub itself then also proceeded to sink, for no ...

So began a letter to the Boston Herald describing CSS H.L. Hunley’s submarine attack that sank the Union blockader USS Housatonic at “about 9 o’clock on one of the coldest nights of the ...

The new evidence suggests that the Hunley positioned itself much closer to its target — the Union ship the USS Housatonic on Feb. 17, 1864 — than previously believed.

Nevertheless, on Feb. 17, 1864, the Hunley made history by ramming a live torpedo into the hull of the Union warship USS Housatonic, ... 1940s Ford car found on wartime US carrier wreck; ...

A memorial service to honor the crews of the H.L. Hunley and USS Housatonic will be held this afternoon on Sullivan's Island. The Confederate Heritage Trust and Sub Vets will host the annual ...

The H.L. Hunley became the first submarine to successfully attack an enemy ship in combat when it sank the wooden ship USS Housatonic on February 17, 1864. The Confederate vessel disappeared with ...

New analysis shows the doomed crew of theConfederate H.L. Hunley submarine didn't use a potentially life-saving built-in feature the night the vessel sank in the Charleston Harbor.Why they didn't ...

In February of 1864, the Hunley became the first submarine to torpedo an enemy—bringing down the USS Housatonic, the largest Union ship among those blockading the Confederate harbor.

Built in the 1860s, the Confederate submarine became the very first to successfully sink an enemy ship when it attacked the USS Housatonic with a mine in February of 1864, sending the massive ...

The hull may provide the final clues as to why the Hunley sank off South Carolina in February 1864 after sending the Union blockade ship USS Housatonic to the bottom.