CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The first submarine to successfully sink an enemy ship in combat sank for the first of three times in Charleston Harbor in August 1863. The H.L. Hunley would ultimately sink ...
During the Civil War, the Confederacy fielded the first submarine used to successfully sink another vessel with an explosive 'torpedo.' It turns out that the same success that put the H.L. Hunley in ...
CHARLESTON — On Aug. 8, 2000, hundreds of spectators packed Charleston Harbor, lining the docks and floating in boats and kayaks, to witness a historic event. A series of cranes hoisted the fragile ...
This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Around 6:30 p.m. on February 17, 1864, ...