#HL Hunley

[matlockandthewaffles]

I may be obsessed with my HL Hunley gijinka….

this is especially weird if you consider the fact that I’m an avid Confederate hater and Hunley is a Confederate.

[queer-boo-radley]

Ask A Mortician - Caitlin Doughty

This Civil War Submarine Vanished for 136 Years A Civil War submarine powered by hand cranks and lit by candlelight. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the HL Hunley.

[physalian]

"Damn the torpedoes"

So, while crocheting some pride Mickey ears because fuck Disney's pandering to the gays, I put on the Nat Geo show Drain the Oceans in the background (streaming on Disney +, so, there is no ethical consumption in a capitalist hellscape). This show talks about shipwrecks, plane wrecks, tectonic movement, super volcanoes, you name it, by modeling 3D scans of whatever they’re talking about and walking you through how disaster struck. Super cool, yeah?

I’m halfway through season 2 on the Civil War episode and TIL the following: The first submarine was the HL Hunley. It had no guns, no engine, no way to refresh the air. 8 crewmen literally hand-cranked the propeller and had the first ever torpedo mounted on a big stick to bang against the enemy ships. Speculation concludes that they simply ran out of air and never resurfaced, not that they were blown up by their own bomb glued to the end of said big stick.

In that same episode, I heard a very familiar quote which (allegedly) was said by Union Admiral Farragut, after watching his lead ironclad, the USS Tecumseh, get blown sky high by a first generation torpedo, in a field full of deadly torpedoes (that looks a lot like a sea mine). He looks at the rest of his fleet that *has* to take Mobile Bay and says, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

… I don’t think I will ever be able to write a believable team on a believable suicide mission that badass and incredible, like the crew of the Hunley who signed up to man that metal coffin and, regardless of what their cause was, got the job done. Nor will I write something as legendary as Farragut’s history-maker.

To anyone who cynically looks at dramatized war movies and period pieces and criticizes them for being sensationalized, have I got news for you. To writers or artists who are worried about your work appearing too ridiculous or dramatic, have I got a message for you:

“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

[the-uncanny-dag]

Watching a video about HL Hunley & my only thought is "ah yes, the Iron Lung from David Szymanski's cautionary tale Don't Create The Iron Lung"

[chaoticintellectual]

Who would win?

HL Hunley vs Titan submersible vs WW1 british K class submarine

[julie-su]

"A Civil War submarine powered by hand cranks and lit by candlelight. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the HL Hunley. "

Another fascinating video by Doughty; this one goes into the recovery of the vessel and its' contents, which was very fascinating for myself. If you're interested in more of that sort of content, there are hundreds of wonderful videos documenting the finding, raising, and archeological interest of The Mary Rose; I've talked to a few of the archeologists themselves at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard, really fascinating. Right now, at the Historic Dockyard, they have shipwrights repairing HMS Victory, whom you can earmark and ask questions all about restoring and maintaining wooden vessels, if that... 'Floats your boat' ... Har!

Being British, with interests that lean more towards the 'Napoleonic Era', I had really no clue that the American Civil War had included Naval Battles at all - that strikes as utterly surreal to myself. Oh well - certainly a fascinating watch - though, a tad claustrophobic in places - not for the feint of heart.

[mirandamckenni1]

This Civil War Submarine Vanished for 136 Years A Civil War submarine powered by hand cranks and lit by candlelight. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the HL Hunley.  Support the production of these videos through our Patreon: https://ift.tt/W3vbIxG Thank you to Nick DeLong from Clemson University and Kellen Butler from Friends of the Hunley at Warren Lasch Conservation Center. PRODUCTION CREDITS Writer & Host: Caitlin Doughty Writer & Researcher: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Producer: Sarah Chavez Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY Read My Books: https://ift.tt/NWYR0q4 Face Your Mortality Course: https://ift.tt/omjaqfM Podcast: https://ift.tt/73r0NWe Spotify:  https://ift.tt/2i7VMLS Instagram: https://ift.tt/S6ZCyVW WAYS TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT Donate and become a member: https://ift.tt/1zSv3Gp Advocacy Wear Store: https://ift.tt/JgkdOxc SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING Chaffin, Tom.The H. L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy Hill and Wang, 2010. Hicks, Brian. Sea of Darkness: Unraveling the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley Spry Publishing LLC, 2015.  Hicks, Brian, and Kropf, Schuyler. Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate SubmarinePresidio Press, 2003 Lance, Rachel. In the Waves: My Quest to Solve the Mystery of a Civil War Submarine. Dutton, 2020 The Friends of the Hunley https://www.hunley.org/ "H. L. Hunley: Recovery Operations "https://ift.tt/V5CJL36 "H.L. Hunley Site Assessment "https://ift.tt/G1oBb8d "Humanitarian Exhumation at the Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium" https://ift.tt/YmTq34j "HUNLEY (C.S.S)"https://ift.tt/Pae8D7X "Crewmen of Recovered Confederate Sub Are Honored at Burial" https://ift.tt/LXW9Jvc "Putting a Face on Storied Subs Crew" https://ift.tt/xwmubCv via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiDThvhadss

[le-fils-de-lhomme]

My mom said of the HL Hunley segment from Goods from the Woods: They get to call it redneck pompeii because they're from Alabama.

[history-today]

Today In History:

A bit of February 17th history…

In 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president.

In 1864, during the Civil War, the Union ship USS Housatonic was rammed and sunk in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, by the Confederate hand-cranked submarine HL Hunley in the first naval attack of its kind; the Hunley also sank.

In 1815, the United States and Britain exchanged the instruments of ratification for the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.

In 1865, during the Civil War, Columbia, South Carolina, burned as the Confederates evacuated and Union forces moved in.

In 1897, the forerunner of the National PTA, the National Congress of Mothers, convened its first meeting in Washington.

In 1933, Newsweek magazine was first published under the title “News-Week.”

In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces invaded Eniwetok Atoll, encountering little initial resistance from Imperial Japanese troops. (The Americans secured the atoll less than a week later.)

In 1947, the Voice of America began broadcasting to the Soviet Union.

In 1968, the original Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located on the campus of Springfield College in Massachusetts, was opened to the public.

In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon departed the White House with his wife, Pat, on a historic trip to China.

In 1986, Johnson & Johnson announced it would no longer sell over-the-counter medications in capsule form, following the death of a woman who had taken a cyanide-laced Tylenol capsule.

In 1988, Lt. Col. William Higgins, a Marine Corps officer serving with a United Nations truce monitoring group, was kidnapped in southern Lebanon by Iranian-backed terrorists (he was later slain by his captors).

In 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov beat IBM supercomputer “Deep Blue,” winning a six-game match in Philadelphia (however, Kasparov lost to Deep Blue in a rematch in 1997).

[jack-the-sol]

I honestly cannot believe that an unsolved civil war mystery from 1995 and 2000 that I've been studying and researching my whole life recently got solved. Holy fuck.

Anyway brain soup

[asklotarasarrin]

//Conference is over. Time to fly home!

[conbdebarco-blog]

El misterio del submarino H.L. Hunley

El H.L. Hunley fue el primer submarino de la historia en hundir un buque de superficie, el USS Housatonic. Este invento naval fue diseñado para romper el bloqueo marítimo que las fuerzas de la Unión, durante la Guerra de Secesión Americana, mantenían a los puertos de los Estados Confederados.

Recreación infográfica del sumergible H.L. Hunley extraída de forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com Un poco de…

[momentsinhistory]

Today In History:

A bit of February 17th history…

In 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president.

In 1864, during the Civil War, the Union ship USS Housatonic was rammed and sunk in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, by the Confederate hand-cranked submarine HL Hunley in the first naval attack of its kind; the Hunley also sank.

In 1815, the United States and Britain exchanged the instruments of ratification for the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.

In 1865, during the Civil War, Columbia, South Carolina, burned as the Confederates evacuated and Union forces moved in.

In 1897, the forerunner of the National PTA, the National Congress of Mothers, convened its first meeting in Washington.

In 1933, Newsweek magazine was first published under the title “News-Week.”

In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces invaded Eniwetok Atoll, encountering little initial resistance from Imperial Japanese troops. (The Americans secured the atoll less than a week later.)

In 1947, the Voice of America began broadcasting to the Soviet Union.

In 1968, the original Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located on the campus of Springfield College in Massachusetts, was opened to the public.

In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon departed the White House with his wife, Pat, on a historic trip to China.

In 1986, Johnson & Johnson announced it would no longer sell over-the-counter medications in capsule form, following the death of a woman who had taken a cyanide-laced Tylenol capsule.

In 1988, Lt. Col. William Higgins, a Marine Corps officer serving with a United Nations truce monitoring group, was kidnapped in southern Lebanon by Iranian-backed terrorists (he was later slain by his captors).

In 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov beat IBM supercomputer “Deep Blue,” winning a six-game match in Philadelphia (however, Kasparov lost to Deep Blue in a rematch in 1997).

[itunesbooks]

Submerged - Daniel Lenihan

Submerged Adventures of America's Most Elite Underwater Archeology Team Daniel Lenihan Genre: Sports & Outdoors Price: $8.99 Publish Date: August 18, 2009 Publisher: Newmarket Press Seller: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Experience a kaleidoscope of real-life underwater missions, ranging from ancient ruins covered by reservoirs in the desert Southwest to a World War II submarine off the Alaskan coast; from the Isle Royale shipwrecks in the frigid Lake Superior to the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor; from the HL Hunley, the first submarine in history to sink an enemy ship, in Charleston Harbor to the ships sunk by atomic bombs at Bikini Atoll, and much more. http://dlvr.it/R1RXtZ

[flashlighttostreetlight]

HL Hunley Memorial, CSA, Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, AL. Hunley was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War. The Hunley demonstrated the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare. She was the first combat submarine to sink a warship, although the Hunley was not completely submerged and, following her successful attack, was lost along with her crew before she could return to base. The Confederacy lost 21 crewmen in three sinkings of the Hunley during her short career. It is currently housed at Warren Lasch Conservation Center in a 90K gallon fresh water tank awaiting restoration with new technology.