CSS Hunley
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CSS Hunley was a Confederate Civil War submarine best known as the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Navy vessel
ⓘ
military vehicle ⓘ museum ship ⓘ submarine ⓘ |
| armament | spar torpedo ⓘ |
| builder |
Mobile, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Park and Lyons machine shop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | unknown exact cause ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Lieutenant George E. Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1863 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 8 ⓘ |
| currentCity | North Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Warren Lasch Conservation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1864-02-17 ⓘ |
| designer |
Baxter Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horace Lawson Hunley NERFINISHED ⓘ James McClintock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered | 1995 ⓘ |
| discoverer | Clive Cussler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagement | Attack on USS Housatonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | sank after attacking USS Housatonic ⓘ |
| hasCrewMember | George E. Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
early example of underwater warfare technology
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milestone in naval warfare ⓘ |
| hasType | hand-powered submarine ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wrought iron ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1863-07-30 ⓘ |
| length | about 12 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | off Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Horace Lawson Hunley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | human power ⓘ |
| precededBy |
American Diver
NERFINISHED
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Pioneer (Confederate submarine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | hand-cranked propeller ⓘ |
| recovered | 2000-08-08 ⓘ |
| recoverySite | Charleston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registeredIn | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | under conservation ⓘ |
| victimShip | USS Housatonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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