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ऀऀ㰀甀氀㸀ഀഀHistory
ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀㰀椀㸀䠀⸀䰀⸀ 䠀甀渀氀攀礀㰀⼀椀㸀 眀愀猀 愀 䌀漀渀昀攀搀攀爀愀琀攀 猀甀戀洀攀爀猀椀戀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 搀攀洀漀渀猀琀爀愀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 愀搀瘀愀渀琀愀最攀 愀渀搀 搀愀渀最攀爀 漀昀 甀渀搀攀爀猀攀愀 眀愀爀昀愀爀攀⸀ 䄀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 渀漀琀 琀栀椀猀 渀愀琀椀漀渀✀猀 昀椀爀猀琀 猀甀戀洀愀爀椀渀攀Ⰰ 㰀椀㸀䠀甀渀氀攀礀㰀⼀椀㸀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 猀甀戀洀愀爀椀渀攀 琀漀 攀渀最愀最攀 愀渀搀 猀椀渀欀 愀 眀愀爀猀栀椀瀀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
Privately built in 1863 by Park and Lyons of Mobile, Alabama, Hunley was fashioned from a cylindrical iron steam boiler, which was deepened and also lengthened through the addition of tapered ends. Hunley was designed to be hand powered by a crew of nine: eight to turn the hand-cranked propeller and one to steer and direct the boat. As a true submarine, each end was equipped with ballast tanks that could be flooded by valves or pumped dry by hand pumps. Extra ballast was added through the use of iron weights bolted to the underside of the hull. In the event the submarine needed additional buoyancy to rise in an emergency, the iron weight could be removed by unscrewing the heads of the bolts from inside the vessel.
The Wreck
ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀ഀഀ The search for Hunley ended 131 years later when best-selling author Clive Cussler and his team from the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) discovered the submarine after a 14-year search. At the time of discovery, Cussler and NUMA were conducting this research in partnership with the South Carolina Institute of Anthropology and Archaeology (SCIAA). The team realized that they had found Hunley after exposing the forward hatch and the ventilator box (the air box for the attachment of a snorkel). The submarine rested on its starboard side at about a 45-degree angle and is covered in a 1/4 to 3/4-inch encrustation of ferrous oxide bonded with sand and shell particles. Archaeologists exposed a little more on the port side and found the bow dive plane on that side. More probing revealed an approximate length of 34 feet with most, if not all, of the vessel preserved under the sediment. ऀऀ㰀瀀㸀䤀渀 䄀甀最甀猀琀 ㈀ 愀爀挀栀愀攀漀氀漀最椀挀愀氀 椀渀瘀攀猀琀椀最愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 攀砀挀愀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 挀甀氀洀椀渀愀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀甀爀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 㰀椀㸀䠀甀渀氀攀礀㰀⼀椀㸀 昀爀漀洀 椀琀猀 眀愀琀攀爀礀 最爀愀瘀攀⸀ 䄀 氀愀爀最攀 琀攀愀洀 漀昀 瀀爀漀昀攀猀猀椀漀渀愀氀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 一愀瘀愀氀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀愀氀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀✀猀 唀渀搀攀爀眀愀琀攀爀 䄀爀挀栀愀攀漀氀漀最礀 䈀爀愀渀挀栀Ⰰ 一愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 倀愀爀欀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 匀漀甀琀栀 䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀愀 䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀 漀昀 䄀爀挀栀愀攀漀氀漀最礀 愀渀搀 䄀渀琀栀爀漀瀀漀氀漀最礀 愀渀搀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 漀琀栀攀爀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀猀 椀渀瘀攀猀琀椀最愀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 瘀攀猀猀攀氀Ⰰ 洀攀愀猀甀爀椀渀最 愀渀搀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀椀渀最 椀琀 瀀爀椀漀爀 琀漀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀椀渀最 椀琀 昀漀爀 爀攀洀漀瘀愀氀⸀ 伀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 漀渀ⴀ猀椀琀攀 椀渀瘀攀猀琀椀最愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀Ⰰ 栀愀爀渀攀猀猀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀氀椀瀀瀀攀搀 甀渀搀攀爀渀攀愀琀栀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀 漀渀攀 戀礀 漀渀攀 愀渀搀 愀琀琀愀挀栀攀搀 琀漀 愀 琀爀甀猀猀 搀攀猀椀最渀攀搀 戀礀 伀挀攀愀渀攀攀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 䤀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀Ⰰ 䤀渀挀⸀ 吀栀攀渀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 栀愀爀渀攀猀猀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 猀攀挀甀爀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀爀愀渀攀 昀爀漀洀 㰀椀㸀䬀愀爀氀椀猀猀愀 䈀㰀⼀椀㸀 戀攀最愀渀 栀漀椀猀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀甀戀洀愀爀椀渀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 洀椀爀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀愀爀戀漀爀⸀ 伀渀 䄀甀最甀猀琀 㠀 愀琀 㠀㨀㌀㜀 䄀䴀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀 戀爀漀欀攀 琀栀攀 猀甀爀昀愀挀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀椀洀攀 椀渀 漀瘀攀爀 ㌀㘀 礀攀愀爀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀 最爀攀攀琀攀搀 戀礀 愀 挀栀攀攀爀椀渀最 挀爀漀眀搀 椀渀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀猀 漀昀 渀攀愀爀戀礀 眀愀琀攀爀挀爀愀昀琀⸀ 伀渀挀攀 猀愀昀攀氀礀 漀渀 椀琀猀 琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀椀渀最 戀愀爀最攀Ⰰ 㰀椀㸀䠀甀渀氀攀礀㰀⼀椀㸀 昀椀渀愀氀氀礀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀搀 椀琀猀 氀愀猀琀 瘀漀礀愀最攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀琀漀渀Ⰰ 瀀愀猀猀椀渀最 戀礀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀猀 漀昀 猀瀀攀挀琀愀琀漀爀猀 漀渀 䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀琀漀渀✀猀 猀栀漀爀攀猀 愀渀搀 戀爀椀搀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀愀氀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 爀攀愀挀栀攀搀 椀琀猀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀 挀漀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀洀愀爀椀渀攀 眀愀猀 猀攀挀甀爀攀搀 椀渀猀椀搀攀 琀栀攀 圀愀爀爀攀渀 䰀愀猀挀栀 䌀漀渀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 椀渀 愀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 搀攀猀椀最渀攀搀 琀愀渀欀 漀昀 昀爀攀猀栀眀愀琀攀爀 琀漀 愀眀愀椀琀 挀漀渀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ഀഀAll who viewed the vessel said Hunley incorporated an unexpectedly graceful and beautiful design. It is certainly a marvel both for its time period and for modern day researchers. No doubt this small submarine will be the key to unlock many mysteries of a bygone era.
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ऀऀऀ㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀渀攀眀猀⼀渀攀眀猀㈀ ⴀ㘀⸀栀琀洀∀㸀䠀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀 匀甀戀洀愀爀椀渀攀 琀漀 匀甀爀昀愀挀攀 椀渀 䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀琀漀渀Ⰰ 匀䌀 䠀愀爀戀漀爀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ Thousands Cheer Raising of Historic Submarine, H. L. Hunley in Charleston, SC
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