Friends of the Hunley

Roughly 3,000 miles of ocean separate Portsmouth, England and Charleston, South Carolina. Today, when Friends of the Hunley Executive Director Kellen Correia laid a simple red poppy wreath on the tombs of the Hunley crew, those miles evaporated.

Every year since the Hunley crew was buried at Magnolia Cemetery in 2004, the Portsmouth Submariners Association have sent a wreath not only to commemorate their loss but also to recognize their significant contribution to submarine development. These modern day submariners understand the nerves of steel it took to enter the experimental submarine over 150 years ago.

To mark the anniversary on their side of the pond, the Association places an identical wreath at the National Submariner's War Memorial in London on the River Thames in honor of all submariners lost in peacetime and war. These modern day submariners may be separated by water and time from the 19th century pioneering crew of the Hunley, but they are also forever linked by those very same elements.
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Clemson staff utilize advanced equipment when conserving the artifacts found inside the Hunley but traditional methods still play an important role in archiving items. Here Amelia is illustrating George Dixon’s pocket watch so that it may be better studied and documented.

We will give free admission for public tours this weekend to any Federal Government employee with current identification as a show of support for all they do. The free tickets will be available this weekend on Saturday, January 19th and Sunday January 20th. Spread the word!