Monday, October 14, 2013

October 15, 1863---C.S.S. H.L. HUNLEY goes to the bottom (again)



OCTOBER 15, 1863:            

The submarine C.S.S. H.L. HUNLEY, having sailed, having seen action, having sunk (with the loss of her crew), having been raised, and having sailed again, sinks again, killing her second crew, including her inventor, H.L. Hunley himself. The Confederate Navy goes about raising her again.