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On 17 February 1864 the Confederate submarine CSSH.L. HUNLEY made a daring late night attack on the USS HOUSATONIC , a 1,240 ton (B ) sloop-of -war with 16 guns, in the Charleston Harbon off the coast of South Carolina. H.L. HUNLEY rammed HOUSATONIC with spar torpedo packed with explosive powder and attached to a long pole on its bow. The spar torpedo embedded in the sloop's wooden side was detonated by a rope as HUNLEY backed away.
The resulting explosion that sent HOUSATONIC with 5 crew members to the bottom of Charlseton Harbor also sank HUNLEY with its crew of 8.
H.L.HUNLEY earned a place in the history of undersea warfare as the first submarine to sink a ship in wartime
On 17 February 1864 the Confederate submarine CSSH.L. HUNLEY made a daring late night attack on the USS HOUSATONIC , a 1,240 ton (B ) sloop-of -war with 16 guns, in the Charleston Harbon off the coast of South Carolina. H.L. HUNLEY rammed HOUSATONIC with spar torpedo packed with explosive powder and attached to a long pole on its bow. The spar torpedo embedded in the sloop's wooden side was detonated by a rope as HUNLEY backed away.
The resulting explosion that sent HOUSATONIC with 5 crew members to the bottom of Charlseton Harbor also sank HUNLEY with its crew of 8.
H.L.HUNLEY earned a place in the history of undersea warfare as the first submarine to sink a ship in wartime
