H. L. Hunley
CSS H. L. Hunley
- Date
- 1863 · confidence high
- Place
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Credited to
- Horace Lawson Hunley
- Field
- Movement
What it is
A Confederate submarine of the American Civil War, the first combat submarine to sink a warship (the USS Housatonic), though it was lost with its crew after the attack.
Built in Mobile, Alabama, and launched in July 1863; it sank twice during trials before its final attack, killing thirteen crew members in total, including Hunley himself.
What it led to
- Demonstration of the advantages and dangers of undersea warfare
- Later development of combat submarines