Confederate submarine finally revealed after being buried at sea for 150 years

UK Daily Mail ^ | January 13, 2012 | Staff

[C19fan]

The world got an unobstructed view of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley for the first time since the Civil War on Thursday as a massive steel truss that had surrounded the first sub in history to sink an enemy warship was finally removed. The truss weighing more than 8 tons had shrouded the sub since it was raised off the coast of South Carolina almost a dozen years ago.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

(a belated /s)

I was not series of course, just joshing about the two opposing opinions.

:D

[ctdonath2]

The Monitor is being restored. Saw the turret in a cleaning tank about 1.5 years back.

[Lazamataz]

I [absolutely/questionably] [deny/admit] that [Mitt Romney/John McCain] [have/have not] [hacked/protected] Lazamataz’s account.

[FreedomPoster]

OK, that’s funny stuff right there! LOL!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Wounds still run deep as Sherman’s troops destroyed Columbia South Carolina and they still haven’t rebuilt it to this day. One has to drive through there to see the scope of the damage.

[stormer]

Why wouldn’t you want to be there after dark? Please don’t tell me you believe in ghosts...

[Army Air Corps]

Well, the fact that the USS Monitor was about 100 feet shorter than the CSS Virginia did help in the manoeuverability department.

[jboot]

The Weehawken was a Passic class Monitor. Her armament included a 15" smoothbore. She was much more powerful than the original Monitor.

Two against one is what probably told the tale, though.

[tanknetter]

Why wouldn’t you want to be there after dark? Please don’t tell me you believe in ghosts...

The creepy factor in that place was exceedingly high.

[tanknetter]

Holy moly! I didn’t realize that they mounted 10 or 11 inch guns on it. It makes more sense now why CSS Atlanta surrender after 5 well placed hits by USS Weehawken.

During the battle with CSS Virginia, Monitor was using reduced charges due to that bad Dahlgren explosion years before. Had she been using full charges, she would have eaten the Virginia alive.

[Liberty Valance]

ROFL!

[READINABLUESTATE]

Laz. I am glad to see the reports of your death have been greatly exaggerated. :)

[stormer]

Times are hard when you can’t get free labor anymore...

[mass55th]

The Hunley was actually made from a steam boiler.

[j_tull]

Wow. I spent 20 years in Uncle Sam’s Undewater Canoe Club and the thought of claustrophobia never once occurred to me. I’m clasutrophopic just looking at that picture.

[stormer]

[stormer]

No fooling. I for one would be happy to point out that I couldn’t fit through the hatch, so you’ll have to get another volunteer...

[az_gila]

It will be interesting to compare the real Hunley submersible with the reconstructed replicas (IIRC, one is in Columbia, the other in Charleston).

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This is my picture of the Charleston replica taken last May.

It's also interesting that we have to go to a UK newspaper for this article.

[Pan_Yan]

I spent 20 years in Uncle Sam’s Undewater Canoe Club and the thought of claustrophobia never once occurred to me.

I was the skinniest qualified QA inspector on board. Every tank, void and impossibly tight squeeze on the boat has a corresponding document in a warehouse somewhere with my signature on it.

[az_gila]

It’s fascinating that American (both sides of the M/D line) technology and manufacturing was that innovative, that long ago.

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I found this bit of technology on display in Vicksburg to be quite fascinating...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cairo

Well worth a visit.