Hunley Team Commemorates Five Year Anniversary of Historic Submarine’s Recovery
(August 8, 2005 – CHARLESTON, SC) Today marks the fifth anniversary of the raising of the H. L. Hunley from...
Hunley Torpedo May Have Been Electrically Detonated
(Charleston, SC) — In 1864, the H. L. Hunley shocked the world when she became the first submarine to sink...
Scientists Discover New Stealth Feature on the H. L. Hunley
(Charleston, SC) – A hardened layer of sand, silt, and shell built up around the Hunley during the 136 years she rested...
Crew Bench to be Removed in Preparation for Hunley Conservation
(January 28th, 2005 – CHARLESTON, SC) This week, scientists began work on the removal of the wooden bench the Hunley...
DNA Match Positively Identifies Hunley Crewmember as Joseph Ridgaway of Talbot County, Maryland
For more information contact: For Immediate Release Kellen Correia at 843-722-2333 ext. 32 (September 24, 2004 – CHARLESTON, SC) – Hunley...
Pump System Could Contain Important Clue to the Hunley’s Disappearance
Though the H. L. Hunley has been emptied of sediment, scientists continue archaeological work inside the submarine. The interior and...
Crewmember Profile: Lumpkin
(April 13, 2004 – CHARLESTON, SC) – We only know his last name. Perhaps in his early forties, Lumpkin was one...
Crewmember Profile: Arnold Becker
(April 12, 2004 – CHARLESTON, SC) – Arnold Becker was not a native of the South. He was not even born...
Crewmember Profile: Lt. George E. Dixon
(April 12, 2004 – CHARLESTON, SC) George Dixon, the H. L. Hunley’s commander, was a young and athletic man with...
Crewmember Profile: Frank Collins
(April 14, 2004 – CHARLESTON, SC) The myth that the H. L. Hunley crewmembers were small in stature so that...