the h.l. hunley
DESCRIPTION
The H.L. Hunley. Why was it significant to the Confederacy?. By Charlie J. Habakus. The H.L. Hunley Description. looked like a huge grey log was 40’ long, 4 ½’ tall and 4’ wide m ade of iron many weights and gauges one hatch for crew to climb in - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The H.L. Hunley
By Charlie J. Habakus
Why was it significant to the Confederacy?
The H.L. Hunley Description
• looked like a huge grey log• was 40’ long, 4 ½’ tall and 4’ wide• made of iron• many weights and gauges• one hatch for crew to climb in• Horace Hunley funded the design of the
Hunley
The H.L. Hunley Underwater
The H.L. Hunley Crew• First crew August 29did not know how to handle submarinesank• Second crew October 15Horace Hunley was captain with seven other menleft something open and immediately sank• Final crew February 17George Dixon was captainmanaged to put Housatonic on firesank
The H.L. Hunley’s third and final crew.
The H.L. Hunley vs the U.S.S. Housatonic
• Hunley pushed mine against Housatonic• Housatonic burned for three minutes• Sank within five minutes• Hunley also sank
U.S.S. Housatonic
Why was the Hunley significant to the Confederacy?
• It sank a Union ship• Broke Union blockade• Traveled underwater it would not be seen• Lead to more submarines being used
Confederate Flag