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.

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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
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
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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