CSS Hunley Presentation

By: Kyle, Mat, Brayden

James McClintock, Baxter

Watson, and Horace Lawson
Hunley created the blueprints for
the submarine when they were in
New Orleans.
Was made out of 40 foot long
cylindrical iron steam boiler with a
tapered bow and stern.
The Hunley was about 3 feet wide

Building of Hunley

How the Hunley Worked

The rudder that
turned the
Hunley

Would allow the

captain to look where
they are going and if
anything is in the way

Ways to get out

The crew of 8 people would

turn a crank to make the
Hunley move

The captain who

steered the ship

They would fill tanks with

water so that they could
dive into the ocean

The spear was

used to attack
enemy ships.

About the Hunley

It was a privately constructed in Mobile, Alabama who was designed by

Horace Lawson Hunley
It stayed in Charleston, South Carolina
First submarine to fight in a battle and sink an enemy ship
Transported to Charleston to use as a secret weapon
Also known as the David
It was a smaller ship design
21 total people died, including the inventor
Had a 16 foot rod on the end of it
Was sponsored by a New Orleans Lawyer

About the Hunley (Cont.)

Top speed on surface water was 4.6 MPH or 4 knots

Lieutenant George Dickson took over the Hunley on November 1863
Up to 8 people turned a hand crank that powered the propeller
When in testing in Charleston 5 out of the 9 men died due to the vessel
diving when the hatches were open
When the vessel stayed under water the weapons could not be fired
Hunley had a long spear on it to use to destroy enemy ships
Last mission was on February 17, 1864

USS Housatonic

John Crosby (captain) was running the

ship when he saw something in the
water that he thought was a log but was
a submarine that would be known later
as the Hunley
First ship taken out by a submarine
Had 135 pounds of gunpowder on board
when it got attacked
After the attacks most crew members
were saved by lifeboats
Attacks happened at Fort Sumter,
Charleston, South Carolina

Restoration of Hunley

The hunley was found in 1995 under sand and shells by a writer Clive Cussler
In 2000 they preserved the Hunley and it still had 7 people in their stations and
Dixon which was one of them had his lucky gold coin still on him
The huntley was later brought to Warren Lasch Conservation Center in North
Charleston
Crew was later buried in 2004
Hunley was placed in 90,000 gallons of freshwater in a tank

Images of Hunley

Citations
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/14/travel/civil-war-submarine-hunley/

https://markerhunter.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/thoughts-on-feb17-1864/

http://www.history.com/news/the-hunleys-daring-submarine-mission-150-years-ago

http://www.numa.net/2013/08/h-l-hunley-gotta-see-it/

https://civilwargazette.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/facts-to-know-about-the-hunleysubmarine/

http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=CSS-HL-Hunley-1863
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8463032763_f7b51da951_o.png

http://www.history.com/news/the-hunleys-daring-submarine-mission-150-years-ago
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/pictures/120131-hunley-civilwar-first-submarine-science-nation/
http://www.cnet.com/news/peek-inside-a-hand-cranked-civil-war-submarine/
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http://hunley.org/main_index.asp?CONTENT=NAVIGATION
https://mikedashhistory.com/2014/05/10/the-last-secret-of-the-h-l-hunley-stillworking/