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    • Overview
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    • The Hunley is Born
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    • History is Made
    • The Search and Recovery
    • The Burial
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    • Overview
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TIME­LINE

FEBRUARY 1862

Initial tests of the first submarine designed by Hunley, McClintock, and Watson, the Pioneer.

JANUARY 1863

American Diver, another Hunley predecessor, has harbor trials.

APRIL 1863

Work begins to build the Hunley at Park and Lyons Machine Shop in Mobile, Alabama.

JULY 1863

The Hunley is launched for the first time and shows promise during demonstrations.

AUGUST 1863

Hunley travels to Charleston to help break the blockade strangling the city.

AUGUST 29TH, 1863

The Hunley’s first sinking during a test mission.

OCTOBER 15TH, 1863

The Hunley’s second sinking during a test mission.

FEBRUARY 17TH, 1864

The Hunley embarks on her legendary mission and makes world history.

MAY 3RD, 1995

Hunley discovered by NUMA

AUGUST 8TH, 2000

Raising of the Hunley

APRIL 17TH, 2004

After over a century lost at sea, the eight-man crew received a proper burial alongside others who lost their lives on the Hunley during earlier test missions.

Next: The Civil War

Contact Info

  • Friends of the Hunley
  • 1250 Supply St, Charleston, SC 29405
  • 843-743-4865
  • info@hunley.org

Hunley Project Updates

  • Artifacts Belonging to Doomed 19th Century Submarine Captain Conserved
  • Hunley Launches New Visitor Experience & Fully Reopens After Closing Due to the Coronavirus
  • A Grateful World Says Goodbye to Clive Cussler
  • Golden Treasures from the Past
  • Lost Hunley Crew’s Air Circulation System May Not Have Been Functioning the Night the Submarine Vanished

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