New details on the CS Hunley sinking

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New details on the CS Hunley sinking

02-15-2014, 02:56 PM

There are some new details on what caused the Hunley to sink. Click link for details:

The Hunley: Zeroing in on what caused Civil War submarine’s sinking | CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/14/travel/civil-war-submarine-hunley/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Born and built amid secrecy during the Civil War, the H.L. Hunley – the first submarine to sink an enemy ship – has held tight to its murky mysteries.

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02-15-2014, 04:34 PM

Re: New details on the CS Hunley sinking

A pretty good summary, but nothing new. The last new finding on the H.L. Hunley was the finding of a copper sleeve on the sub's spar, indicating that the torpedo may have been detonated much closer to the sub than once thought.

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